Émile Torcheboeuf (17 July 1876 – 29 November 1950) was a French

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in

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and won the

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in the men's standing long jump.

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* 1876 births 1950 deaths French male long jumpers Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis Athletes from Île-de-France {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub