Armand Blanchonnet
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| Nickname | Le phénomène / King-Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 December 1903 Gipcy, Allier, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 1968 (aged 64) Cernay-la-Ville, Yvelines, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armand Blanchonnet (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃ blɑ̃ʃɔnɛ]; 23 December 1903 – 17 September 1968) was a French cyclist and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, in the Individual Time Trial. He also won the gold medal in the Team Road Race with the French winning team.