Charles Coste
French cyclist (born 1924)
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Born | (1924-02-08) 8 February 1924 (age 100) Ollioules, France | ||||||||||||||
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Charles Coste (born 8 February 1924) is a French cyclist. He was born in Ollioules. He won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Fernand Decanali, Pierre Adam and Serge Blusson.[1] He finished in fourth place in the 1950 Paris–Roubaix.[2]
Coste turned 100 on 8 February 2024.[3]
He has been hired to carry the 2024 Summer Olympics torch in Paris.[4]
References
- ^ "Charles Coste". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "48th Paris – Roubaix, 1950". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ WEULERSSE, Victor (8 February 2024). "RENCONTRE. À 100 ans, Charles Coste, plus vieux champion olympique français en vie, garde la flamme". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Ling, Micah (8 February 2024). "100-Year-Old Gold Medal Cyclist Charles Coste Will Carry the Torch at the Paris Olympics". bicycling.com. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
External links
- Charles Coste at Cycling Archives
- Charles Coste at ProCyclingStats
- Charles Coste at Olympedia
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Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Team Pursuit
- 1908: Jones, Kingsbury, Meredith, Payne (GBR)
- 1920: Carli, Ferrario, Giorgetti, Magnani (ITA)
- 1924: De Martino, Dinale, Menegazzi, Zucchetti (ITA)
- 1928: Facciani, Gaioni, Lusiani, Tasselli (ITA)
- 1932: Cimatti, Pedretti, Ghilardi, Borsari (ITA)
- 1936: Charpentier, Goujon, Lapébie, Le Nizerhy (FRA)
- 1948: Adam, Blusson, Coste, Decanali (FRA)
- 1952: Campana, De Rossi, Messina, Morettini (ITA)
- 1956: Domenicali, Faggin, Gandini, Gasparella, Pizzali (ITA)
- 1960: Arienti, Testa, Vallotto, Vigna (ITA)
- 1964: Claesges, Henrichs, Link, Streng (EUA)
- 1968: Frey, Asmussen, Lyngemark, Olsen (DEN)
- 1972: Schumacher, Colombo, Haritz, Hempel (FRG)
- 1976: Vonhof, Braun, Lutz, Schumacher (FRG)
- 1980: Manakov, Movchan, Osokin, Petrakov, Krasnov (URS)
- 1984: Grenda, Nichols, Turtur, Woods (AUS)
- 1988: Ekimov, Kasputis, Nelyubin, Umaras (URS)
- 1992: Steinweg, Walzer, Fulst, Glöckner, Lehmann (GER)
- 1996: Capelle, Ermenault, Monin, Moreau (FRA)
- 2000: Fulst, Bartko, Becke, Lehmann, Pollack (GER)
- 2004: Brown, Lancaster, McGee, Roberts (AUS)
- 2008: Clancy, Manning, Thomas, Wiggins (GBR)
- 2012: Clancy, Thomas, Burke, Kennaugh (GBR)
- 2016: Clancy, Burke, Doull, Wiggins (GBR)
- 2020: Consonni, Ganna, Lamon, Milan (ITA)
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