 Amyot after winning Canadian Canoe race at 1936 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Francis Amyot | ||||||||||||||
| Born | September 14, 1904 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 21, 1962 (aged 58) Ottawa, Ontario[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe racing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Britannia Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 1938 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francis Amyot (September 14, 1904 – November 21, 1962) was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1930s.[2] He won Canada's only gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
- ^ a b "Frank Amyot". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Britannia Boating Club paddler Frank Amiot gives Dominion First Win at Berlin". News.Google.com/newspapers. Ottawa Citizen. Aug 10, 1936.