FRANK AMYOT |
| Frank Amyot was born in september 14 , 1901 in Toronto . He died in novembre 21 , 1962 Frank Amyot was the only Canadian to win a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . Amyot had to pay his own way to get to Berlin for the games because the Canadian Olympics Committee refused to sponsor him . In the 1.000 meters canoes singles , it looked as if Amyot would loose after Bohuslav Karlik passed him at the 750 meter marks . But Frank Amyot put on a brillant sprint to retake the lead just 50 meters from the finish line an he held to win . Frank Amyot was the winner of six national canoe titles and one kayak championship . Frank Amyot also coached , and managed Canadian Olympic canoeing team . |
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| Frank Amyot est n� le 14 septembre 1901 a Toronto et d�c�d� le 21 novembre 1962 . Frank Amyot fut le seul Canadien a remport� une m�daille d'or au Jeux Olympique de 1936 qui a Berlin . Frank Amyot a d� par ses propres moyens se rendre lui m�me a Berlin . Car le commit� Olympique du Canada lui avait refus� toute aide finaci�re de leur part . Durant sa carri�re sportive Frank Amyot a remporter entout ; 6 grand prix national de canoe et un grand prix de Kayak . Il a aussi �t� instructeur et membre de l'�quipe Canadienne Olympique de Canoe . |
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