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Canadian speed skater

Léopold Sylvestre
Personal information
Born(1911-12-13)13 December 1911
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died11 December 1972(1972-12-11) (aged 59)
Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSpeed skating

Joseph Henry Léopold Sylvestre (13 December 1911 – 11 December 1972) was a Canadian speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1932 Winter Olympics.

By 1962, Sylvester had become a coaching staff manager in Mount Royal, Quebec, working alongside Johnny Sands. He died in 1972.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leopold Sylvestre Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. The Gazette, Montreal, 28 December 1962, "TMR To Open Skating Oval"
  3. Leopold Sylvestre at Olympedia (archive)


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