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 (), 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 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin ...

and

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

. In 1900 at Paris he won the

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in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event. Eight years later at London 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 former Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. On 1 January 2024, Oul ...

and died in Paris. He committed suicide by shooting himself.

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* * 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 Sportspeople from Oullins 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-sportshooting-bio-stub