Charles-Robert Faidide (19 January 1880 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

– 3 July 1907 in

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) was a French

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

in Paris, France. Faidide competed in the

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. He placed third in his first-round (semifinals) heat and did not advance to the final.

References

External links

* * De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically a

* Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France French male sprinters 1880 births 1907 deaths Athletes from Paris {{France-sprint-bio-stub