Noël Vandernotte

Noël Vandernotte (25 December 1923 – 18 June 2020)[1] was a French rowing coxswain who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the son of Fernand Vandernotte and the nephew of Marcel Vandernotte. In 1936 he won the bronze medal of the French boat in the coxed pairs event as well as in the coxed four competition.[2] He was the youngest male medalist at the 1936 Games, at 12 years and 233 days, and is also the youngest French Olympic medalist of all-time.

Noël Vandernotte

Personal information
Born	25 December 1923 Anglet, France
Died	18 June 2020 (aged 96) Beaucaire, France
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	CA Nantes
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  FRA Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Coxed pair 1936 Berlin Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1934 Lucerne Coxed four
Updated on 20 May 2018.

References

1. "Noël Vandernotte, French cox who won bronze aged 12 at the 1936 Berlin Olympics– obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noël Vandernotte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

External links

• Noël Vandernotte at the International Olympic Committee
• Noël Vandernotte at the Olympic Channel
• Noël Vandernotte at Olympedia