Overview
- France’s sports minister Marina Ferrari announced his death on X, stating the 101-year-old left an immense sporting legacy.
- Coste won gold in team pursuit track cycling at the 1948 London Games alongside Serge Blusson, Fernand Decanali and Pierre Adam.
- At the Paris 2024 opening ceremony, he served as the penultimate torchbearer in a wheelchair, handing the flame to Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec.
- On July 3, he visited Olympic House in Lausanne to add his name to the IOC’s Athletes’ Wall, marking his enduring connection to the movement.
- In 2022, he was decorated as a Knight of the Legion of Honour after a professional career that included victory at the Grand Prix des Nations and wins at Paris–Limoges and the Ronde de Monaco.