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France At The 1912 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 119 competitors, 118 men and 1 woman, took part in 66 events in 13 sports. Medalists Gold * Jacques Cariou — Equestrian, Individual jumping * Gaston Thubé, Jacques Thubé and Amédée Thubé — Sailing, Men's 6m class * Paul Colas — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, three positions * Paul Colas — Shooting, Men's 600m free rifle * André Gobert and Maurice Germot — Tennis, Men's doubles indoor * André Gobert — Tennis, Men's singles indoor * Marguerite Broquedis — Tennis, Women's singles outdoor Silver * Charles Poulenard, Pierre Failliot, Charles Lelong and Robert Schurrer — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Jean Bouin — Athletics, Men's 5000m * Louis Ségura — Gymnastics, Men's all-around * Pierre Dufour d'Astafort, Jacques Cariou, Ernest Meyer and Gaston Seigner — Equestrian, Team jumping Bronze * Jacques Cariou — Equest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French National Olympic And Sports Committee
The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the National Olympic Committee of France. It is responsible for France's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as for all of France's overseas departments and territories except French Polynesia. History The French Olympic Committee was established in 1894 in Paris. In 1972, by the merging with the National Sports Committee, has changed its name to the ''French National Olympic and Sports Committee''. List of presidents This is following list of presidents: Presidents of French Olympic Committee Presidents of National Sports Committee Presidents of French National Olympic and Sports Committee Member federations The French National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 33 Olympic Summer and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 1912 Summer Olympics
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden eight tennis events were contested divided over two tournaments; an indoor covered courts tournament, played on wood, held from May 5 until May 12 and an outdoor hard court tournament, played on clay, held from June 28 until July 5. Tennis on covered courts was agreed initially for the 1912 Games, with competitions run for gentlemen's singles and doubles, ladies' singles and mixed doubles. Official Report (1913): p. 616. The outdoor tournament was confirmed once the Östermalm Athletic Grounds were completed in late 1911, with the plans modified to have both indoor and outdoor tournaments. Official Report (1913): p. 617. Six countries sent players for the covered court competitions, with representatives from Sweden, Great Britain, Denmark, France, Australasia and Bohemia appearing. Included in this lineup was Australasia's only competitor, the New Zealander Anthony Wilding, who was also the reigning Wimbledon gentlemen's cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Canet
Henry Albert Canet (17 April 1878 – 25 July 1930) was a male tennis player from France. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won two bronze medals. In the singles division, he succeeded in beating Norwegian Conrad Langaard, although lost to American opponent Roosevelt Pell. References External links * * 1878 births 1930 deaths French male tennis players Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic tennis players of France Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis people from Greater London {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Seigner
Gaston Seigner (22 April 1878 in Moulins, Allier – 26 April 1918 in Mont-Rouge, Belgium) was a French equestrian and Olympic medalist. He competed in show jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal with the French team, along with Pierre Dufour d'Astafort, Jacques Cariou and Ernest Meyer. He also competed in eventing, and placed fourth with the French team and fourteenth in the individual contest. As a Capitaine of the 4e régiment de dragons during the First World War, he was killed in action on 26 April 1918 aged 40 near Mont-Rouge, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th .... References 1878 births 1918 deaths Sportspeople from Moulins, Allier French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Olympic silver me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Meyer
Ernest Victor Meyer (15 February 1865 – 28 June 1919) was a French show jumping champion. Meyer participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, where he earned a silver medal in team jumping with the French team."1912 Summer Olympics – Stockholm, Sweden – Equestrian" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on September 5, 2008) References External links * Olympic silver medalists for France[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Dufour D'Astafort
Pierre Dufour d'Astafort (6 February 1886 – 11 November 1957) was a French equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in Le Mans, the son of Baron François Dufour d'Astafort and Marguerite de Cantillon. He competed in show jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal with the French team, along with Gaston Seigner, Jacques Cariou and Ernest Meyer. He also competed in eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ..., and placed fourth with the French team. References 1886 births 1957 deaths French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Olympic silver medalists for France Equestrians at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Sportspeople from Le Mans Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Four gymnastics events for men were contested at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays. Including the displays, the events were held between 6 and 15 July 1912. All events took place in the Olympiastadion. Amateur definitions The definition for the gymnastic competitions was: An amateur is one: * who has never, for pecuniary gain, taken part in a public competition or display; * who has never taken part in a competition for money prizes; * who, in all other respects, is an amateur according to the rules of his own country. Gymnastic teachers and leaders, even though they receive payment as such, are regarded as amateurs. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 249 gymnasts from 12 nations competed at the Stockholm Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References External links International Olympic Committee medal database {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Ségura
Louis Ségura (July 23, 1889 – 1963) was a French gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the individual all-around in 1908 as well as the silver medal in 1912. He was one of the first crop of competitive career gymnasts at the level of the World Championships and Olympic Games. In addition to his two successful Olympic appearances, he was also a 3-time French World team member, helping his team to the medal standings every time at the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ..., in 1907, 1909, and 1913. Also, he won an individual medal on Parallel Bars at the 1907 World Championships. References 1889 births 1963 deaths French male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Bouin
Alexandre François Étienne Jean Bouin (; 21 December 1888 – 29 September 1914) was a French middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500m at the 1908 Olympics and the 5000m at the 1912 Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 5000m in 1912, behind Hannes Kolehmainen. His race against Kolehmainen has long been regarded as one of the most memorable moments in running. Kolehmainen and Bouin quickly pulled away from the others, with Bouin leading and Kolehmainen repeatedly trying to pass him. Kolehmainen succeeded only 20 metres from the finish, winning by 0.1 seconds. Both contenders broke the world record. Bouin set three more world records: two in 1911, in the 3,000 m and 10,000 metres, and one in 1913, in the one-hour run (19,021 metres). The next year, he was killed in action during World War I. After that the Stade Jean-Bouin in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, home of the Stade Français rugby union club, was named after him. The French government made a stamp with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1912 Summer Olympics
These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only. The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced, as the 5 mile event was eliminated. The 400 metre hurdle event made a brief disappearance, making the 1912 Olympics the only time that event was not held since its introduction in 1900. The 4x100 and 4x400 relays replaced the medley relay while the team race was shortened from 3 miles to 3000 metres. The decathlon, which had been held in 1904 but not in 1908, returned to the programme. Steeplechasing was eliminated, while racewalking was cut from 2 events to 1 with the 10 kilometre replacing the 10 mile and the 3500 metre eliminated. The pentathlon was introduced (as well as the separate sport modern pentathlon). The 1908 experiments of the Greek-style discus and the restricted javelin were replaced with two-handed throwing, for the shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Schurrer
Robert Schurrer (24 March 1890 – 27 November 1972) was a French sprinter, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4×400 metre relay and failed to reach the finals of individual Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 100 m, Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 m and Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, 400 m events. sports-reference.com References 1890 births 1972 deaths Sportspeople from Vesoul French male sprinters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th- ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lelong
Charles Louis Lelong (18 March 1891 – 27 June 1970) was a French sprinter who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... He won a silver medal in the 4×400 metre relay and failed to reach the finals of 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 4×100 metre relay events. Sports Reference References 1891 births 1970 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
