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Jean-Louis Olry

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Jean-Louis Olry
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich C-2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Bourg St.-Maurice C-2
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Lipno K-1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Bourg St.-Maurice C-2 team

Jean-Louis René Olry (born 6 August 1946 in Montrouge) is a French retired slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Olry also won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with one gold (C-2: 1969) and two bronzes (K-1 team: 1967, C-2 team: 1969).

He partner in the C-2 boat was his brother Jean-Claude.

References

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  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Louis Olry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10.