Jules Valton

Henri Jules Valton (French pronunciation: [ʒyl valtɔ̃]; 11 May 1867 – 6 August 1941) was a French sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Meulan, France.^[1] With Jacques Baudrier as helmsman and fellow crewmembers William Martin, Félix Marcotte and Jean Le Bret, Valton took the 2nd place in the first race of the .5 to 1 ton and finished 3rd in the second race.^[2]

Jules Valton

Personal information
Full name	Henri Jules Valton
Born	(1867-05-11)11 May 1867 Courson-les-Carrières, Second French Empire
Died	6 August 1941(1941-08-06) (aged 74) Paris, Occupied France
Sport
Sailing career
Class(es)	0.5 to 1 ton 10 to 20 ton Open class
Club	CVP
Medal record Sailing Representing  France Olympic Games 1900 Paris 0.5 to 1 ton 1st race 1900 Paris 0.5 to 1 ton 2nd race

'Crabe II', the yacht of Count Chabannes La Palice, silver medal ½ – 1 ton during the 1900 Olympics.jpg

Further reading

• Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2014.