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    Countess Hélène de Pourtalès (born Helen Barbey; April 28, 1868 – November 2, 1945) was an American-born Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer...
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  • served as Ambassador to the Russian Empire Guy de Pourtalès (1881–1941), Swiss author Hélène de Pourtalès (born Helen Barbey, 1868–1945), American-born...
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    Games. Women took part in the games for the first time, with sailor Hélène de Pourtalès, born Helen Barbey in New York City, becoming the first female Olympic...
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    Alphonse James de Rothschild  Switzerland (SUI), Hermann de Pourtalès First female Olympic gold medalist:  Switzerland (SUI), Hélène de Pourtalès Édouard Alphonse...
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    in equestrian events, the croquet competition was mixed-sex, and Hélène de Pourtalès was the sole female sailor, achieving the Olympics' first mixed-sex...
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  • after his father's second marriage (with Hélène Barbey) in 1891, at Mies in the Canton de Vaud. Guy de Pourtalès went to schools in Geneva and in Vevey...
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    Olympics. (Although, the first woman ever to win an Olympic event, Hélène de Pourtalès, was American-born, but married into Swiss nobility.) Born in Calcutta...
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    Hermann Alexander de Pourtalès (31 March 1847 – 28 November 1904) was a Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Pourtalès was born in Neuchâtel...
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    Switzerland at the 1900 Summer Olympics (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    Bernard de Pourtalès, Hélène de Pourtalès, Hermann de Pourtalès — sailing, 1-2 ton race 1 Emil Kellenberger — shooting, kneeling military rifle Bernard de Pourtalès...
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    widen the gap between them and the second-place Swiss team. Since Hélène de Pourtalès was the first female Olympic starter in the modern Olympics, she...
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    event made Cooper the first female individual Olympic champion (Hélène de Pourtalès won a gold medal in a team event in sailing earlier; Margaret Abbott...
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    Thomas Midgley Jr., American chemist and engineer (b. 1889) 1945 – Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1868) 1949 – Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer...
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    (WWHL) Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) Legends Football League "Hélène de Pourtalès Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Archived from the original...
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    Switzerland at the Olympics (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
    first female Olympic medalist and first female Olympic champion; Hélène de Pourtalès won a gold medal and a silver medal as a member of the crew of the...
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    Petersburg from 1907 to 1914. Graf de Pourtalès was born on 24 October 1853. He was a son of Wilhelm von Pourtalès (1815–1889) and Charlotte Luise Auguste...
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    Olympic Games to feature female athletes was the 1900 Games in Paris. Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland became the first woman to compete at the Olympic Games...
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    sailors are documented, included the first female gold medalist Hélène de Pourtalès. In Le Havre two classes were used for the offshore event. About...
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    Paris introduces women's events, offering golf, tennis, and croquet. Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland was the first woman to win a gold medal as part of...
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    Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès (5 June 1870 – 5 July 1935) was a Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics...
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    Advisory Committee led by Jacques de Pourtalès (a cousin of Hermann de Pourtalès, who along with his wife Hélène de Pourtalès won a gold medal in sailing in...
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  • Alfred Henry Maurer, modernist painter (suicide 1932) April 28 – Hélène de Pourtalès, born Helen Barbey, Olympic sailor (died 1945 in Switzerland) March...
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    Mary Lorillard Barbey (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    February 2018. "GUY DE POURTALÈS – Sa vie". Fondation Guy de Pourtalès (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2021. "Hélène de Pourtalès Bio, Stats, and Results"...
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    his godmother was his aunt Madeleine Fonscolombe. Hélène (Nelly) de Vogüé (1908–2003), born Hélène Jaunez to a French businessman, became a well-known...
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  • Hélène Barbey (1868–1945) who married Hermann Alexander, Graf von Pourtalès (1847–1904), who both competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, with Hélène becoming...
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    Graf von Pourtalès (10 September 1812 – 18 December 1861), was a Prussian diplomat and leading representative of the Wochenblatt Party. Pourtalès was born...
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  • Paris Race: 1 details  Switzerland (SUI) Hermann de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès Bernard de Pourtalès  France (FRA) François Vilamitjana Auguste Albert...
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    Advisory Committee led by Jacques de Pourtalès (a cousin of Hermann de Pourtalès, who along with his wife Hélène de Pourtalès won a gold medal in sailing in...
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  • Note de Pourtalès 3 / 6 Hermann de Pourtalès (1/1/0) 1900 Paris Sailing - 1 to 2 ton 1st race (1900), 1 to 2 ton 2nd race (1900) Hélène de Pourtalès (1/1/0)...
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  • details 1 to 2 ton Race 1  Switzerland Hermann de Pourtalès Hélène de Pourtalès Bernard de Pourtalès  France François Vilamitjana Auguste Albert Albert...
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  • P = girth of the hull S = Sail area T = Rule in tons The Société Nautique de Genève, which was an early adopter of the rule, amended it in 1901 to include...
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