Gérard Simond

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Non-starter
SexMale
Full nameGérard•Simond
Used nameGérard•Simond
Born11 May 1904 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie (FRA)
Died2 January 1995 in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie (FRA)
AffiliationsChamonix HC, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Gérard Simond competed as a member of the French ice hockey team at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games, after serving as an alternate in 1924. Simond also took part at the 1932 European Championships and in three World Championships (1930, 1931, 1934). At home, he played for Chamonix HC, winning the French title in 1925 and 1930. In 1930, Simond contributed one goal in the final, when Chamonix defeated the Club des Sports d’Hiver de Paris, 2-0. Other than his time with Chamonix, he played briefly in Germany for the Berliner SC. Simond was a hotelier, running the Hotel Carlton in Chamonix.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) FRA Gérard Simond
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) France DNS
1928 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) FRA Gérard Simond
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) France =8