Charles Lagarde (13 September 1878 – 18 April 1954) was a French

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. He competed in the

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and

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at the

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and the

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Biography

He represented France twice at the Olympic Games in the discus and shot put events. He competed a first time at

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in 1908 and a second time at

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in 1912. His best results in the competition were 22nd place in the shot put and 27th place in the discus throw. In 1912, he led the French delegation when the athletes entered the Olympic stadium. He managed to win three bronze medals at the

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in 1909, 1910 and 1911. Lagarde served in

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, beginning in August 1914. He was awarded the

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with a bronze star for his actions during the conflict. Lagarde was between 1932 and 1952 the president of the

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. He was also the President of the Basque-Béarn-Bigorre league. In 1981, a street was named after him in

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* 1878 births 1954 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics French male discus throwers French male shot putters Olympic athletes for France Place of birth missing {{France-shotput-bio-stub