Jean-Claude Darouy (30 August 1944 – 8 August 2006) was a 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 ...

who competed in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. In 1964 he was the

coxswain The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ...

of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event. He also coxed the French boat in the coxed four competition when they finished fourth.

External links

Jean-Claude Darouy's profile at Sports Reference.com
French male rowers French coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France 1944 births 2006 deaths Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub