Alexandre Tuffèri
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic medal record | |||
---|---|---|---|
Men's Athletics | |||
Silver | 1896 | Triple jump |
Alexandre Tuffèri (June 8, 1876 – 14 March 1958) was a French athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
He placed second in the triple jump, a full metre behind the winner (James Connolly of the United States. Tuffèri's jump was 12.70 metres to Connolly's 13.71 metres.
Tuffèri was one of nine athletes to compete in the long jump. The only information known about his placing in the event is that he was not one of the top four.