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| Relative | Marie-Madeleine Fourcade (sister) | ||||||||
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| Commands | ALLIANCE | ||||||||
| Conflicts | World War II | ||||||||
| Awards |  Resistance Medal | ||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||
Medal record
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Jacques Bridou (8 October 1911 - 1953) was a French bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1934 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[1][2][3]
Bridou also competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing ninth in the four-man and 14th in the two-man events.[4][5]
He was also one of the leading figures of the French Resistance during World War II, helping to establish and lead a network known as ALLIANCE that would later be led by his sister, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade. He had been recruited into the French Resistance by Kenneth Cohen, a high-ranking case officer at the British Secret Intelligence Service.[6] Bridou was also the one who introduced Marie to Georges Loustaunau-Lacau.[7]
References
- ^ "Jacques Bridou Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Sports 123: Bobsleigh: World Championships: Men: 4-Man". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Sports 123: Bobsleigh: World Championships: Men: 4-Man". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Bobsleigh Fours Olympic Games 1936 Garmish-Partenkirchen (GER) - 11,12.02". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ "Bobsleigh Doubles Olympic Games 1936 Garmish-Partenkirchen (GER) - 14,15.02". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ West, Nigel (2005). Woronoff, Jon (ed.). HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF BRITISH INTELLIGENCE. Lanham, Maryland • Toronto • Oxford: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 68, 101–102, 194, 474.
- ^ Deacon, Valerie (2015). "Fitting in to the French Resistance: Marie-Madeleine Fourcade and Georges Loustaunau-Lacau at the Intersection of Politics and Gender". Journal of Contemporary History. 50 (2): 259–273. ISSN 0022-0094.
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