Auguste Donny

Auguste Donny
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Augustin Donny
Born(1851-01-01)1 January 1851
Béziers, Second French Empire
Died22 September 1916(1916-09-22) (aged 65)
Yport
Sailing career
Class(es)2 to 3 ton
Open class
ClubCercle de la voile de Paris
Yacht Club de France
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 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]

  1. ^ Stéphane Gachet JO d'été. Tous les médaillés français de 1896 à nos jours, ed. Talent Sport, Paris 2023, p. 34
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference A was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Auguste Donny". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.