Georgette Gagneux

Georgette Gagneux

Georgette Gagneaux winning 100 m preliminaries at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born 17 June 1907
Etampes, France
Died 1 April 1931 (aged 23)
Chamonix, France
Sport
Sport Athletics
Club Linnet's Saint-Maur, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1928

Georgette Gagneux (17 June 1907 – 1 April 1931) was a French sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Olympics. She was eliminated in a semifinal of the 100 m event and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay.[1]

Biography

Running for club Linnet's Saint-Maur, she won six French national track titles: two in the 80 metres, three in the Long Jump and one in the Shot Put.[2]

She participated in the 1928 Olympic Games at Amsterdam. A semi-finalist in the 100 m, she placed fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay (alongside Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau and Lucienne Velu).[3]

On 15 July 1928 at Paris, she established a new world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay alongside her teammates from Linnet's Saint-Maur: Lucienne Velu, Simone Warnier et Marguerite Radideau, in the time of 50 seconds.

She also held the French national record in the Shot Put, Long Jump, 100m and also the 4 x 100m relay.

Elle died on 1 April 1931 at Chamonix at the age of 23.

International

Palmarès international
Date Competition Location Result Event Performance
1928 Olympic Games Amsterdam 4th 4 × 100 m 49.6 s

National

Records

Personal Bests
Event Performance Date
100 m 12.4 s 1929
Long Jump 5.41 m 1929
Shot Put 10.78 m 1929

References

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  1. Georgette Gagneux. sports-reference.com
  2. Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p. 405
  3. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Final". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.


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