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Birth name | Heinrich Georg Barbenes | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
Born | Strasbourg, German Empire | 20 November 1885||||||||||||||
Died | 27 December 1969 | (aged 84)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Cercle de l'Aviron de Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Henri Georges Barbenés (born Heinrich Georg Barbenes; 20 November 1885 – 27 December 1969) was a German-born French rower. [1] Barbenés started for El Salvador at the 1904 European Rowing Championships in single scull and won a silver medal. [2]
Born in Strasbourg, then part of the German Empire, he represented the Strasbourg Rowing Club at the 1905 Henley Royal Regatta. [3] He fought for Germany during the First World War as an infantryman. [4] Following the German defeat, Strasbourg was returned to France and Barbenés competed in the men's eight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics for France. [5]