Ernest Blakelock Thubron
French motorboat racer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernest Blakelock Thubron, also known as Émile Thubron (15 July 1861) was an Anglo-French motorboat racer and an olympic champion. He was born in The Boldons, United Kingdom. He died in Tokomaru, New Zealand on 22 May 1927[1][2]
_1.jpg)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's motorboat racing | ||
Representing  France | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1908 London | Open class |
He won the second running of the Harmsworth Trophy for motor powered boats in 1904 in Trefle-à-quatre. In 1898, Thubron was a Managing Owner of Boulac Engine Works, Cairo[3] and in 1906 he was still working as a boat constructor in Egypt.[4]
He competed with his boat Camille in Class A (the open class) at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal.[5][6] He finished the forty nautical miles in 2:26:53, and Camille was the only boat to finish that race.[7]
He retired in New Zealand.[8] His son was a Brigadier by the name Gerald Thubron OBE and his grandson Colin Thubron, a writer.
