Hubert Jean Daniel Lefèbvre (28 November 1878 in Paris – 26 September 1937 in Labaroche[1]) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[2] He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. Lefèbvre played forward.[3]
 Lefèbvre in 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lefèbvre played club rugby with Racing Club de France from 1895 to 1902 and was a member of the 1900 and 1902 French championship teams.[4][5] In the 1902 final, a 6–0 victory, he scored the final try just before the half.[6]
Lefèbvre was educated at the Lycée Charlemagne and Centrale Graduate School in engineering. He served in World War I, rising to the rank of captain.[5]
References
edit- ^ Relevé généalogique sur Geneanet
- ^ Olympic profile
- ^ "Hubert Lefèbvre". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Ligue Nationale de Rugby : Rebonds". www.lnr.fr. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Hubert Lefèbvre Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Rugby, Ligue Nationale de. "Parc des Princes, Paris, 23 mars 1902". Ligue Nationale de Rugby.
External links
edit- Hubert Lefèbvre at ESPNscrum
- Hubert Lefèbvre at Olympics.com
- Hubert Lefèbvre at Olympedia
- profile
- ESPN profile
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