Eugène Jean François Balme (22 November 1874 – 24 February 1914) was a French

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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 ...

and

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. In 1900 at

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he won the

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in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. Eight years later at

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he won another bronze medal in the team free rifle event and was fourth in team military rifle event. He was born in

Oullins Oullins () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. Population Transport *Several Buses (C7, C10, 8, 12, 14, 17, 63, ...

and died in

. He committed suicide by shooting himself.

References

External links

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Eugène Balme at databaseOlympics.com
1874 births 1914 suicides 1914 deaths French male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic shooters for France Shooters at the 1900 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Olympic medalists in shooting Suicides by firearm in France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics People from Oullins Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub