Maurice Graffen
Encyclopedia
Maurice Graffen is a French
sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon
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Graffen also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m
event at Melbourne
in 1956
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon
Mâcon
Mâcon is a small city in central France. It is prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department, in the region of Bourgogne, and the capital of the Mâconnais district. Mâcon is home to over 35,000 residents, called Mâconnais.-Geography:...
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Graffen also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m
Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on December 1.-Medalists:-Heats:...
event at Melbourne
Melbourne
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in 1956
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
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