Gaston Médécin (8 January 1901 – 9 March 1983) was a Monegasque

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

. He competed at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

and the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. The

Salle Gaston Médecin Salle Gaston Médecin, or Salle Omnisports, is an multi-purpose indoor sports arena, that is located in the Fontvieille district, within the Principality of Monaco. It is primarily used to host basketball, volleyball, and handball games, judo a ...

, an indoor sports arena in Fontvieille, Monaco, is named after him.

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* 1901 births 1983 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Monegasque male long jumpers Monegasque decathletes Monegasque male tennis players Olympic athletes for Monaco Place of birth missing Olympic decathletes {{Monaco-athletics-bio-stub