Michel Rousseau (cyclist)
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| Born | 5 February 1936 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 2016 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michel Rousseau (5 February 1936 – 23 September 2016) was a French amateur track cyclist.[1] He won gold medals in the individual sprint at the 1956 Summer Olympics[2] and 1956–1958 world championships, finishing second in 1959 and 1961.[3]
His grandson Cassiel Rousseau is an Australian diver who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the Men's 10 metre platform.[4]
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- ^ "Décès de Michel Rousseau, ancien champion olympique sur piste".
- ^ "Michel Rousseau". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Michel Rousseau. cyclingarchives.com
- ^ "Cassiel Rousseau at Olympics Games". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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