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Gaston Mercier

1932 - 1974

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Gaston Antoine Mercier (5 June 1932 – 4 July 1974) was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Paris in 1932 and rowed for Société d'Encouragement du Sport Nautique based in Nogent-sur-Marne. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he was a crew member of the French boat that won the gold medal in the coxed pair event, with Raymond Salles and Bernard Malivoire as his team members. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaston Mercier has received more than 9,206 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gaston Mercier is the 1,058th most popular athlete (up from 1,346th in 2019), the 4,790th most popular biography from France (down from 4,696th in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gaston Mercier ranks 1,058 out of 6,025. Before him are Zvonimir Vujin, Kurt Helmudt, Arnold Luhaäär, Lamberto Dalla Costa, Irina Kirichenko, and Amelia Piccinini. After him are Audun Boysen, Klaus Wolfermann, Hanns Braun, Frank Hansen, Vince Gallagher, and Valery Muratov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Gaston Mercier ranks 413. Before him are Antonia Fraser, Muhammad Khan Junejo, Tom Robbins, Walter Kollmann, Dany Carrel, and Richard Mulligan. After him are Max Streibl, Roald Sagdeev, Tadeusz Kraus, Antonio Suárez, Abel Aganbegyan, and Ernst Hinterseer. Among people deceased in 1974, Gaston Mercier ranks 213. Before him are José Vidal, Cornelius Lanczos, Luis Marín, Karen Silkwood, Sergey Urusevsky, and Þórbergur Þórðarson. After him are Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Clive Brook, Vlasta Děkanová, Paul Barth, Pedro Benítez, and Östen Undén.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gaston Mercier ranks 4,790 out of 6,770. Before him are Martin Fourcade (1988), Jacques Rouffio (1928), Agnès Jaoui (1964), Armand Massard (1884), Emma de Caunes (1976), and Olivier Rolin (1947). After him are Jean Forestier (1930), Anthony Martial (1995), Jean Despeaux (1915), Marion Hänsel (1949), Pierre Trentin (1944), and Pierre Puiseux (1855).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Gaston Mercier ranks 60. Before him are André Auffray (1884), René Guyot (1881), Jacques Sautereau (1860), Frantz Reichel (1871), Henri Hérouin (1876), and Martin Fourcade (1988). After him are Pierre Trentin (1944), Henri Guérin (1905), Maurice Schilles (1888), Henri Helle (1873), René Bougnol (1911), and Charles Gondouin (1875).

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