Géo André
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| Full name | Georges Yvan André | |||||||||||||||
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13 August 1889 Paris, France | |||||||||||||||
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4 May 1943 (aged 53) Tunis, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Géo André (Georges Yvan André; 13 August 1889 – 4 May 1943)[1] was a French sportsman who is notable as an Olympic athlete who competed mainly in the high jump and as an international rugby union player.
Personal history
André was born in Paris. André served as a fighter pilot in World War I, then joined the infantry in World War II. He was killed by German forces in 1943 in Tunis, aged 53.
Athletics career
He competed for France in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the high jump where he tied for the silver medal with British Con Leahy and Hungarian István Somodi. At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm his results weren't good. He also competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp this time in the 4 x 400 metres relay with team mates Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart and André Devaux who together won the bronze medal.
He took the Olympic Oath at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Olympic results
1908 Summer Olympics
- high jump - silver medal
- standing high jump - fifth place
1912 Summer Olympics
- 110 metre hurdles - eliminated in the semi-finals
- high jump - 23rd place
- standing high jump - seventh place
- standing long jump - 14th place
- pentathlon - did not finish
- decathlon - did not finish
1920 Summer Olympics
- 4x400 metre relay - bronze medal
- 400 metre hurdles - fourth place
- 400 metres - eliminated in the semi-finals
1924 Summer Olympics
- 400 metre hurdles - fourth place
Notes
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympics - 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 161, 182, 196-7.
References
- ↑ Geo Andre rugby profile ESPN Scrum.com