Hermann Joseph Barrelet de Ricou (25 September 1879 – 24 April 1964) was a Swiss-born French

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He won gold medals in

single scull A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-se ...

s at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...

and 1901 European Championships. Barrelet continued to compete in single sculls into his thirties, but had better achievements in team events, winning European titles in the men's eight (

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) and

double scull A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") ar ...

s (

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, with Anatol Peresselenzeff).

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* 1879 births 1964 deaths French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Sportspeople from Neuchâtel Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Place of death missing Swiss emigrants to France {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub