Fernand Auguste Henri Marius Vandernotte (12 July 1902 – 20 January 1990) was a French rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Fernand Vandernotte
Personal information
Birth nameFernand Auguste Henri Marius Vandernotte
Born(1902-07-12)12 July 1902
Tillières, France
Died20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 87)
Saint-Nazaire, France
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCA Nantes
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  FRA
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Liège Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Budapest Coxed pair
Silver medal – second place 1934 Lucerne Coxed four
The Four with coxswain of the CA of Nantes in July 1936, from L. to R. Noël, Fernand and Marcel Vandernotte, then Cosmat and Chauvigné.jpg

He was born in Tillières. He was the elder brother of Marcel Vandernotte and the father of Noël Vandernotte. In 1932, he was eliminated with his brother Marcel in the repechage of the coxed pair event. Four years later he won the bronze medal as a crew member of the French boat in the coxed four competition.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fernand Vandernotte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2018.