Eli Blanchard
Canadian lacrosse player
About Eli Blanchard
Lived 1881 – 1941 (aged 60). Eli Blanchard was a Canadian lacrosse player.
Competitor for Canada
Joseph Élie Blanchard (August 3, 1881 – December 12, 1941) was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Born in Montreal in 1881, he graduated as an engineer at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1902 before working for the city of Winnipeg in 1904. The same year, he was briefly a member of the Shamrock Lacrosse Team which won the gold medal in the lacrosse tournament on July 7, 1904, against the St.-Louis Amateur Athletic Association's team. Following the Olympics, in 1905, Blanchard became the chief engineer for the city of Saint Henri.
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Who was Eli Blanchard?
Canadian lacrosse player (1881–1941)
When was Eli Blanchard born?
Eli Blanchard was born on 3 August 1881 in Montreal.
When did Eli Blanchard die?
Eli Blanchard died on 12 December 1941 in Montreal.
What was Eli Blanchard's occupation?
Eli Blanchard was a lacrosse player.
What nationality was Eli Blanchard?
Eli Blanchard was Canadian.
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