André Auffray

André Auffray ( born September 2, 1884 in Puteaux, Hauts -de -Seine, † November 3, 1953 in Paris) was a French cyclist who successfully at the Summer Olympic Games in London in 1908 took part at several distances in track cycling.

Already in 1907 won Auffray in the amateurs the sprint competition of the famous Grand Prix de Paris. As an amateur he competed for the Vélo Club de Levallois Levallois -Perret.

At the Olympic competitions in 1908 André Auffray won together with his partner Maurice Schilles the gold medal over 2000 m in tandem race, which generally surprised, because both were considered individually outstanding sprinter, but never ridden together in a competition. This gold medal presented to the French nation is the only first place in a Radwettbewerb, although it was with 23 participants behind the 36 athletes of outstanding cycling nation of these games, the United Kingdom ( nine medals, including five gold ), the second most successful nation. In addition, Auffray won the bronze medal in the 5000 m race behind his partner Schilles and the winner Benjamin Jones. With the entire French team he already retired in the first round in the Team Pursuit.

1908 and 1909, Auffray third in the Grand Prix de Paris and became a professional two years later. In 1911 he won the national championship and appeared as an advertising medium for Peugeot, as you can see from the many displayed image of him.