Auguste Donny

Auguste Donny

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Augustin Donny
Born	(1851-01-01)1 January 1851 Béziers, Second French Empire
Died	22 September 1916(1916-09-22) (aged 65) Yport
Sailing career
Class(es)	2 to 3 ton Open class
Club	Cercle de la voile de Paris Yacht Club de France
Medal record Sailing Representing  France Olympic Games 1900 Paris 2 — 3 ton 2nd race

Joseph Augustin "Auguste" Donny (1 January 1851 — 22 September 1916)^[1] was a French sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.^[2]

He was helmsman of the French boat Mignon 3, which won a bronze medal in the second race of the 2 to 3 ton class. He also participated in the Open class, but did not finish the race.^[3]

Further reading

• Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

References

1. Stéphane Gachet JO d'été. Tous les médaillés français de 1896 à nos jours, ed. Talent Sport, Paris 2023, p. 34
2. "Auguste Donny Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
3. "Auguste Donny". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

External links

• Auguste Donny at World Sailing (archived)
• Auguste Donny at Olympics.com
• Auguste Donny at Olympedia