Jean de Beaumont

Count Jean Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont (13 January 1904 – 12 June 2002), simply known as Jean de Beaumont, was a French aristocrat, businessman, politician, journalist and sport shooter who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Biography

De Beaumont was born in Paris into an old French aristocratic family, the son of Count Marc Louis Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont (1869-1931) and his wife, Juliette Emélie De Trédern (1875-1963). His ancestors were Marc Antoine de Beaumont, Comte de Baumont, Senator of France and Guillaume Dupuytren, Baron Dupuytren, a French anatomist and military surgeon. He studied at the École des Roches and École Libre des Sciences Politiques.

De Beaumont was a versatile sportsman and sports official. In 1923, he reached the finals of the 110 metre hurdles at the World Student Games. At the 1924 Olympics, he finished 11th with the French team in the team clay pigeons competition. He served as president of the French Olympic Committee from 1967 to 1971, member of the International Olympic Committee from 1951 to 1971, and vice president of the IOC Executive Committee from 1970 to 1974. Together, they had two daughters and a son:

Jacqueline Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont, (b. 1929); a French designer, married Vicomte Édouard de Ribes (1923-2013), later Comte de Ribes Monique Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont, (b. 1930) Louis-Marc Robert Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont, (1934-2001); married Diane Anatonialdi