Bienna Pélégry | |
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Born | Erecthée Bibiena Mélanie Marie Pélégry (1899-08-24)24 August 1899 |
Died | 18 January 1989(1989-01-18) (aged 89) |
Other names | Bienna Boiteux |
Children | Jean Boiteux |
Relatives | Salvator Pélégry (brother) |
Sports career | |
National team | France |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | freestyle |
Erecthée Bibiena Mélanie Marie "Bienna" Pélégry, later Boiteux (24 August 1899 – 18 January 1989),[1] was a French freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] She was the sister of Salvator Pélégry and the mother of Jean Boiteux. In 1924 she was a member of the French relay team which finished fifth in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition. Four years later she finished again fifth with the French relay team in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the Amsterdam Games.