André Tison (26 February 1885 – 25 December 1963) was a French track and field athlete who competed at the

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, 1908,

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and

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Biography

At the 1906 Olympic Games, he finished fourth in the

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 ...

, fifth in the freestyle discus throw, and 22nd in the standing long jump competition. Two years later, he placed eighth in the

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, while his result in the shot put contest is unknown. Tison finished second behind James Barrett in the shot put event at the British 1911 AAA Championships. In 1912 he was ninth in the

and 30th in the

, and in 1920 he finished eleventh in the

. The following year, he finished second behind Einar Nilsson in the shot put event at the 1913 AAA Championships. Tison was the French champion in the shot put (1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914) and discus throw (1907–1914 and 1920); he finished second in the shot put (1909, 1912, 1919, and 1920) and javelin throw (1913) and third in the discus throw (1919). He held national records in the shot put (1905: 12.46 m, 1907: 12.75 m, 1908: 12.81 m, 1909: 13.145 m) and discus throw (1908: 39.13 m, 1909: 41.25 m, 1913: 41.58 m).

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* 1885 births 1963 deaths French male shot putters French male discus throwers French male long jumpers Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics 19th-century French people 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-discus-bio-stub