French equestrian
![]() Laissardière at the: 1920 Olympia London International Horse Show. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Marie Auguste du Tremblay de Laissardière |
Nationality | French |
Born | (1881-04-15)15 April 1881 Vault-de-Lugny, France |
Died | 21 June 1964(1964-06-21) (aged 83) Paris, France |
Sport | |
Sport | Equestrian |
Auguste de Laissardière (15 April 1881 – 21 June 1964) was a French equestrian and cavalry officer. He competed in the——team jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He fought during both World War I and World War II. Assigned——to the Cavalry School at Saumur in June 1940, he prevented the capture of the school's horses after the French defeat.
References※
- ^ "Auguste de Laissardière". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Auguste de Laissardière Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Un grand cavalier : le colonel de Laissardière" [A great horseman : Colonel de Laissardière]. Le Monde (in French). 25 June 1964.
- ^ Durand, Pierre (15 December 2007). "Le Cadre noir". Revue historique des armées (in French) (249): 6–15. ISSN 0035-3299.
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