Jean de Suarez d'Aulan

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Medal record
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World Championships
Bronze	1934 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Four-man

Jean de Suarez d'Aulan (November 20, 1900 - October 8, 1944) was a French aviator, auto racer, bobsledder, and soldier.

Contents 1 Bobsleigh career 2 Auto racing career 3 Aviation career 4 Military career 5 Personal life 6 References

[edit] Bobsleigh career

As a bobsledder, d'Aulan won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1934 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Competing in four Winter Olympics, his best finish was fourth in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.

[edit] Auto racing career

d'Aulan competed for Bugatti in the 24 Hours of LeMans during the 1920s and 1930s.

[edit] Aviation career

As an aviator, d'Aulan won rally events in Egypt in 1937 and in France in 1938.

[edit] Military career

During World War I, d'Aulan fought in the 5th battalion in the infantry, enlisting in 1918. After France fell in 1940, d'Aulan fought for the Allies as a fighter pilot as a second lieutenant. He was killed over Germany during World War II when his Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109.

[edit] Personal life

d'Aulan married Anne Marie Yolande Kunkelmann in 1926. They had three children.

[edit] References

• 1936 bobsleigh two-man results
• Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
• Champagne region of France profile (French)
• Portrait (French)
• Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man." In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 559.

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NAME	d'Aulan, Jean de Suarez
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DATE OF BIRTH	1900
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DATE OF DEATH	1944
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