Jean Bonnin de la Bonninière Count de Beaumont (January 13, 1904 – June 12, 2002) was a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 sport shooter

Shooting sports

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

 who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

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He was born in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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In 1924 he finished eleventh with the French team in the team clay pigeons competition

Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's team clay pigeons

The men's team clay pigeons was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on July 6, 1924 and on July 7, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Issy-les-Moulineaux. 69 shooters from 12...

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He married to Paule de Rivaud de La Raffinière in 1928, by whom he had 3 children: Monique, born in 1930; Jacqueline, born in 1931; and Marc born in 1934. In 1948, his daughter Jacqueline de Beaumont married vicomte Edouard de Ribes, later comte de Ribes.

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