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Georgette Lenoir
Georgette Lenoir (fl. 1922–1928) was a French track and field athlete and a world record holder in the 800 meters and 1000 meters and silver medalist at the first Women's Olympics in 1922 in Paris, and she was a pioneer in women's sports. Biography Georgette Lenoir was born in central France. In her youth, she was an active athlete and later joined the women's sports association "Fémina Sport" (founded in 1912) in Paris. She competed for the club throughout her active sporting career and specialized in middle-distance running. She held several world championship titles at various running distances and also competed in the high jump. She participated in the 1922 Women's Games in Monte Carlo, Monaco, where she competed in running 250 meters, high jump, pentathlon (then running 60 meters, 300 meters, javelin throw, high jump and shot put) but without reaching a medal place. On 6 August of the same year, she set a world record in running 1000 meters at competitions in Paris, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field Athlete
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ten ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fémina Sport
Fémina Sport is a football club based in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ..., France. History Fémina Sport was founded in 1912. In 1917, Fémina Sport competed in the first women's football match. The club were known for their early success, winning many league titles during the 1910s to 1930s. References 1912 establishments in France Association football clubs established in 1912 Football clubs in France Sports clubs and teams in Paris {{France-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Informally, the name also refers to a larger district, the Monte Carlo Quarter (corresponding to the former municipality of Monte Carlo), which besides Monte Carlo/Spélugues also includes the wards of La Rousse/Saint Roman, Larvotto/Bas Moulins and Saint Michel. The permanent population of the ward of Monte Carlo is about 3,500, while that of the quarter is about 15,000. Monaco has four traditional quarters. From west to east they are: Fontvieille (the newest), Monaco-Ville (the oldest), La Condamine, and Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the quarter's western end is the "world-famous Place du Casino, the gambling center ... tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Chapoteau
Simone Chapoteau Pierson (November 3, 1902 – March 11, 1980) was a French athlete, born in Haiti. She won medals at women's track events in the 1920s and 1930s, including a gold medal at the Women's World Games in Monte Carlo in 1923, in pentathlon. She was president of the Cercle Féminin de Paris, a women's athletic organization, for 47 years. Early life and education Chapoteau was born in Haiti and educated in France. Her sister Liliane was also involved in sports. Career Chapoteau was a track-and-field athlete in the 1920s, competing in running, pentathlon, shotput, javelin, and long jump events in Paris and Monte Carlo. She was on several record-setting French relay teams, including a 1922 win with Andrée Darreau, Georgette Lenoir, and Cécile Maugars. She won a gold medal at the Women's World Games in Monte Carlo in 1923, in pentathlon. She won silver and bronze medals at the French national championships in Bry-sur-Marne in 1926, in Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombes
Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France. Name The name Colombes comes from Latin ''columna'' (Old French ''colombe''), meaning "column". This is interpreted as referring either to a megalithic column used in ancient times by a druidic cult which stood in Colombes until its destruction during the French Revolution, or to the columns of an atrium in a ruined Gallo-Roman villa that also stood in Colombes. History On 13 March 1896, 17% of the territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Colombes Woods"). On 2 May 1910, 19% of the (reduced) territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of La Garenne-Colombes. Thus, the commune of Colombes is now only two-thirds the size of its territory before 1896. The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Colombes proper, in its geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Milliat
Alice Joséphine Marie Milliat née Million (5 May 1884 – 19 May 1957) was a pioneer of women's sport. Her lobbying on behalf of female athletes led to the accelerated inclusion of more women's events in the Olympic Games. A member of , a club founded in 1911, Milliat helped form the Fédération Française Sportive Féminine in 1917, becoming treasurer and, in March 1919, its president. In 1921 she helped organise the 1921 Women's World Games, and then the Women's World Games, which ran for four editions from 1922 until 1934. She also managed a French women's association football team that toured the United Kingdom in 1920. On 8 March 2021, a commemorative statue of Milliat was unveiled at the French Olympic Committee's headquarters in Paris. Early life Alice Joséphine Marie Million was born on 5 May 1884 in Nantes, the eldest of five children. Her parents were grocers. Her mother later worked as a seamstress and her father was employed in an office. In 1904, Milliat we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucie Bréard
Lucie Marie Bréard (later ''Jurion'', 12 September 1902 – 26 June 1988) was a French middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1921 and 1922 Women's World Games and won the gold medals in the 800m (1921) and 1000m events (1922, setting a new world record). She was the French cross-country champion in 1920 and 1921. Her main competitors were French Marcelle Neveu (of club UA St. Cloud, who held the world record for 1000m in 1921 and the European 800m record in 1922, and was French cross country champion in 1922, 1923 and 1924), and Georgette Lenoir (holder of the world record for 1000m in 1922). Previously, French Lucie Cadiès, also running for club Femina Sport in 1918, and in 1919 Suzanne Guery had held the world record for 1000m). ''La Vie au Grand Air'' edition of 13 September 1921 devoted a full story to Lucie Breard and the magazine ''Spiridon'' October–November 1983 also wrote of her. She married in 1924. Prize List * World Record Holder at 800m in 1921 run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Athletics Championships
The French Athletics Championships (french: Championnats de France d'athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serves as the French national championships for the sport. The three-day event is typically held in early or mid-summer and the venue varies on an annual basis. It is open to adults of all ages and is thus referred to as the senior or ''élite'' championships. The championships were first held in 1888 and were organised by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA; Union of French Athletics Sports Societies).French Championships GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-23. The USFSA declined in favour of specialised national sports bodies early in the 20th century and FFA has organised the champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourges
Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, the name of the original inhabitants, or from the Germanic word '' Burg'' (French: ''bourg''; Spanish: ''burgo''; English, others: ''burgh'', '' berg'', or ''borough''), for "hill" or "village". The Celts called it ''Avaricon''; Latin-speakers: '' Avaricum''. In the fourth century BC, as in the time of Caesar, the area around it was the center of a Gallic (Celtic) confederacy. In 52 BC, the sixth year of the Gallic Wars, while the Gauls implemented a scorched-earth policy to try to deny Caesar's forces supplies, the inhabitants of Avaricum begged not to have their town burned. It was temporarily spared due to its good defences provided by the surrounding marshes, by a river that nearly encircled it, and by a strong southern wall. Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Pershing
Stade Pershing () was a multi-purpose stadium in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris, France. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the final of the Coupe de France on four occasions. It hosted the Inter-Allied Games in 1919 and the first Women's World Games in 1922. It also hosted some of the football matches during the 1924 Summer Olympics. The stadium was able to hold 29,000 spectators at its height; it opened in 1919 and closed in 1960. Its area currently hosts baseball games. Construction of the stadium was originally contracted to a French firm. However, labour disputes stopped all work. At this time, the engineers of the United States Army intervened and completed construction. It hosted the Inter-Allied Games, and then was presented as a gift from the US to France after the games concluded. At the June 22, 1919 inauguration ceremony, YMCA Chief Secretary Edward Clark Carter delivered the stadium to General Pershing, who in turn, immediately presented the deed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Athletes
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