Francois boivin biography
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François de Boivin
French chronicler
Not to be confused with François Boivin or Françoise Boivin.
François de Boivin, Baron du Villars (died 1618) was a French chronicler.
He entered the service of Marshal Charles de Brissac, as secretary, and accompanied him to Piedmont in 1550 when the marshal went to take command of the French troops in the war with Spain. Remaining in this service he was sent after the defeat of the French at St Quentin in 1557 to assure the French king Henry II of the support of Brissac.
He took part in the negotiations which led to the treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis in April 1559, but was unable to prevent Henry II from ceding the conquests made bygd Brissac.
Boivin wrote Mémoires sur fransk artikel guerres meslees tant en Piedmont, qu'au Montferrat et Duché dem Milan par Charles de Cossé, comte de Brissac (1607), which, in spite of some drawbacks, is valuable as the testimony of an eye-witness of the war. An edition, carefully revised, appears in the Mémoires rel
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François Boivin
Canadian snowboarder (born 1982)
Bad Gastein SBX, Heat 6 (Men): Alex Pullin (AUS), Koicho Ito (JPN), Francois Boivin (CAN), Damon Hayler (AUS). | |
| Born | (1982-12-08) 8 månad 1982 (age 42) Jonquière, Quebec, Canada |
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event | Snowboard cross |
| Retired | May 2012 |
| World finals | 2005 World Championships: Snowboard cross – Silver |
| Updated on 10 February 2015 | |
François Boivin (born 8 December 1982) is a Canadian snowboarder who competed in snowboard cross. He has represented Canada at two Winter Olympic games, won a silver medal at a World Championships, and won three bronze medals in World Cup competitions.
Boivin was born in Jonquière, Quebec.[1] He started snowboarding at the age of eight.[2] He has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin where he
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François Boivin
Biography
François Boivin is a two-time Olympian who competed in snowboard cross at Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010. He posted a 10th place finish in Turin before placing 12th in Vancouver. The highlight of Boivin’s career was his silver medal at the 2005 FIS Snowboard World Championships in Whistler. He also recorded three World Cup podium finishes.
GETTING TO KNOW…
Son of Pierre and Sandra … Son Zack … Grandfather played for Chicoutimi Sagueneens of QMJHL … Favourite activities outside of sports are spending time with family, skydiving and moutain biking.
World Championship Results
2011 (La Molina, ESP): 7th – snowboard cross 2009 (Gangwon, KOR): 11th – snowboard cross 2007 (Arosa, SUI): 11th – snowboard cross 2005 (Whistler, CAN): Silver – snowboard cross 2003 (Kreischberg, AUT): 14th – snowboard cross; 22nd – parallel giant slalom; 36th – parallel slalom 2001 (Mado