Paul Chocque

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Paul Chocque
Personal information
Full namePaul Chocque
Born(1910-07-14)14 July 1910
Meudon, France
Died4 September 1949(1949-09-04) (aged 39)
Paris, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad/cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Team pursuit
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Rome Amateur's Road Race

Paul Chocque (14 July 1910 – 4 September 1949) was a French professional

road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit event.[1]

In

Victoria.[2] Nino Borsari a member of the Italian gold medal winning team pursuit at the 1932 Summer Olympics also competed. Chocque was in the lead at the Ballarat sprint in stage 3 when he was struck, causing him to crash, breaking his collarbone, forcing him to abandon.[3]

Chocque performed as a professional for numerous teams from 1933 to 1949. He finished seventh and claimed two stage victories in the 1937 Tour de France, his second appearance. He also had a number of successful finishes in historic road races, including the 1936 Bordeaux-Paris victory and the 1937 Paris-Tours fourth-place finish. Chocque won the cyclo-cross French championship in 1936 and 1938. After falling during a motorized race at Paris' Parc des Princes, he died aged 39.[4]

Major results

1932
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1932 Summer Olympics, Team pursuit
1933
Circuit des Deux-Sèvres
GP Wolber
Circuit de Paris
Critérium International
Critérium National de la Route
Mont Valérien
 France national cyclo-cross championship
Bordeaux–Paris
1936
Critérium International
1937
Derby de St Germain
Fourmies
Tour de France:
Winner stages 16 and 18B
7th place overall classification
1938
 France national cyclo-cross championship

References

  1. ^ "Paul Chocque Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 – 1954)
    . Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1934. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Chocque in bad smash". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 24 October 1934. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Paul CHOCQUE Biography, Olympic Medals, Records, and Age". Olympics.

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