Édouard Duhour (1 March 1905 – 21 November 1969) was a French

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter who competed at 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 ...

Career

Duhour won the British

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...

title in the shot put event at the

1928 AAA Championships The 1928 AAA Championships was the 1928 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 6 to 7 July 1928 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The Championships ...

. Shortly afterwards he represented France at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished in 11th place. His younger brother Clément competed in the shot put and discus throw at the next Games.

References

1905 births 1969 deaths French male shot putters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-shotput-bio-stub