Léon Thome

Léon Eugène Joseph Thome (15 July 1857 – 14 April 1925)^[1] was a French equestrian. He received recognition with appointments as a knight of the Legion of Honour, and as a knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit.^[2]

Léon Thome

Personal information
Full name	Léon Eugène Joseph Thome
Nationality	French
Born	(1857-07-15)15 July 1857 Néris-les-Bains, Allier, Second French Empire
Died	14 April 1925(1925-04-14) (aged 67) Paris, France
Sport
Sport	Equestrian
Medal record Equestrian Representing  France Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games – 1 – Olympic Games 1900 Paris Mail coach

In June 1900, Thome was runner-up in the four-in-hand (mail coach) driving event during the International Horse Show in Paris. The show was part of the Exposition Universelle, and the equestrian events were later classified as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics.^[3]

References

1. "1925 , Décès , 16" (in French). Paris Archives. 1925. p. 18. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
2. "Thome". Base Léonore (in French). France: Archives Nationales. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
3. "Léon Thome". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links

• Léon Thome at Olympedia