Maurice Houdayer

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Maurice Houdayer (18 July 1931 – 1 October 2020)[1] was a French rower. He competed at the 1956 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia, with the men's eight where they won the silver medal.[2]

He was part of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's eight, finishing in eighth place.[3]

Houdayer died on 1 October 2020 at the age of 89.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Monsieur Maurice HOUDAYER". infos-cridel.fr. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020. (in French)
  2. Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maurice Houdayer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2018.