Jacques Mouvet, Date of Birth

    

Jacques Mouvet

bobsledder

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1912

Profession: bobsledder

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jacques Mouvet

  • Jacques Mouvet (born 16 December 1912, date of death unknown) was a Belgian bobsledder.
  • He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St.
  • Moritz and finished fourth in the two-man event at those same games.
  • Mouvet also earned two medals at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St.
  • Moritz with a silver in the four-man and a bronze in the two-man event.When competing in two-man events, Mouvet was the brakesman of Max Houben.
  • During a practice run at the 1949 FIBT World Championships, their sled catapulted off of "shady" corner at the Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track.
  • Houben was killed instantly while Mouvet survived with a broken skull and a serious back injury.

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