Jacques Bridou
French bobsledder and Resistance fighter
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Jacques Bridou (8 October 1911 - 1953) was a French bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1934 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[1][2]
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| Relative | Marie-Madeleine Fourcade (sister) | ||||||||
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| Commands | ALLIANCE | ||||||||
| Conflicts | World War II | ||||||||
| Awards |  Resistance Medal | ||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||
Medal record
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Bridou also competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing ninth in the four-man and 14th in the two-man events.[3][4]
He was also one of the leading figures of the French Resistance during World War II, helping to establish and lead a network known as ALLIANCE that would later be led by his sister, Marie-Madeleine Fourcade. He had been recruited into the French Resistance by Kenneth Cohen, a high-ranking case officer at the British Secret Intelligence Service.[5] Bridou was also the one who introduced Marie to Georges Loustaunau-Lacau.[6]
