Adolphe Jules Grisel (9 December 1872 – 13 December 1942) was a French

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and

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. He competed at the

1896 Summer Olympics The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

. From 1895 Grisel was affiliated to

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, he was the French National long jump champion in 1896 with a jump of 6.23 metres, and runner-up in 1893, 1895 and 1898 with a third place in 1894, he was also National runner-up in the 400 metre hurdles in 1895. At the

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he competed in five different events, four in athletics and one gymnastic event. On the 6th of April 1896 after the opening ceremony, Grisel competed in three athletics events, in the

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he came fourth in his heat out of five runners so didn't qualify for the final, in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

Grisel failed to finish in the top two in his heat so again he didn't qualify for the final, he also competed in the discus, no record is showing of his distance thrown but he didn't make the top four out of the nine throwers. The next day he was back in the

Panathenaic Stadium The Panathenaic Stadium ( el, Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο, Panathinaïkó Stádio, ), as spelled by Philostratus. or ''Kallimarmaro'' (Καλλιμάρμαρο, , Literal translation, lit. "beautiful marble") is a multi-purpose stadium ...

to compete in the

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 ...

, again no official records show his distance but some reports do show he jumped 5.83 metres and finished in fifth place. After a two day break, Grisel was back, this time competing in the

parallel bars Parallel bars are floor apparatus consisting of two wooden bars slightly over long and positioned at roughly head height. Parallel bars are used in artistic gymnastics and also for physical therapy and home exercise. Gymnasts may optionally we ...

in the gymnastics, only

Alfred Flatow Alfred Flatow (3 October 1869 – 28 December 1942) was a Jews, Jewish Germany, German gymnastics, gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was murdered in the Holocaust. Biography Flatow was a successful competitor in 18 ...

(gold) and

Louis Zutter Jules Alexis "Louis" Zutter (2 December 1865 – 10 November 1946) was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Zutter won one of the events, the pommel horse. He was also the runner-up in two more events, the vau ...

(silver) were awarded medals, there isn't any official placings for the other 16 gymnasts involved, and even after all this Grisel still had the time and energy to follow fellow countryman

Albin Lermusiaux Albin Georges Lermusiaux (9 August 1874 – 20 January 1940) was a French athlete and shooting sports, sport shooter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Career In total Lermusiaux competed in four different events at the 1896 Su ...

on a bicycle as he competed in the marathon.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grisel, Adoplhe 1872 births 1942 deaths Olympic athletes of France Olympic gymnasts of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Gymnasts at the 1896 Summer Olympics French male sprinters French male artistic gymnasts Athletes from Paris