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A seven year old French boy won an Olympic medal for Holland in 1900. Which sport did he participated in?

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A seven year old French boy won an Olympic medal for Holland in 1900. Which sport did he participated in?
posted Sep 23, 2016 by Deepak Jangid 1 abuse reported

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Rowing

At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program. At the inaugural 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled due to strong winds. At 10 years 218 days Dimitrios Loundras remains the youngest medalist and competitor in Olympic history, if one discounts an unknown competitor, believed to be a seven-year-old French boy, who competed as coxswain for the Dutch coxed pair rowing team in the 1900 Olympics.

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answer Sep 26, 2016 by Abu Anam
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