Jean Gounot

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJean Honoré•Gounot
Used nameJean•Gounot
Born9 April 1894 in Nevers, Nièvre (FRA)
Died16 January 1978 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne (FRA)
AffiliationsIndépendante de Thiers
NOC France
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 2
Bronze 1
Total 3

Biography

Jean Gounot won the bronze medal in the all-around individual in 1920, and at Paris in 1924 added two silvers in all-around team and side horse, tied with François Gangloff. In 1928 his team just missed a medal, placing fourth. He was again nominated for the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, but the French federation had to refrain from participating for financial reasons. At the World Championships in 1922, 1926 and 1930, Gounot won medals in the all-around team event.

Gounot started competing at the age of 16. During World War I, he was part of the French expedition to the Dardanelles. After the war he worked as a cutter and toolmaker and gym instructor. In 1968 he was one of the veterans carrying the Olympic Torch to Grenoble.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRA Jean Gounot
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze
1924 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRA Jean Gounot
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 8
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) France 2 Silver
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) 18
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) 25
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 6
Rings, Men (Olympic) 19
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) 27
Rope Climbing, Men (Olympic) =6
Side Horse, Men (Olympic) =2 Silver
1928 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRA Jean Gounot
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 39
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) France 4
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) 75
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =51
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =14
Rings, Men (Olympic) =47
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =24