Maurice Desaymonnet

{{short description|French basketball player}}

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| birth_name = Maurice Desaymonnet

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|06|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paris, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|11|04|1921|06|24|df=y}}

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| nationality = French

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| occupation = Basketball player

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{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}

{{MedalSilver| 1948 London | Team competition}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1949 Egypt | Team Competition}}

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Maurice Desaymonnet (24 June 1921 – 4 November 2015) was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French basketball team, which won the silver medal.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/maurice-desaymonet-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/maurice-desaymonet-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Maurice Desaymonnet Olympic Results |accessdate=14 June 2018}} Desaymonnet died in November 2015 at the age of 94.[http://www.ffbb.com/maurice-desaymonet-nest-plus-un-pionnier-nous-quittes Maurice Desaymonnet's obituary] {{in lang|fr}}