Georgette Gagneux (; 17 June 1907 – 1 April 1931) was a French sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Olympics. She was eliminated in a semifinal of the 100 m event and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay.

Biography

Running for club Linnet's Saint-Maur, she won six French national track titles: two in the 80 metres, three in the

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and one in the

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she participated in the third Women’s Olympiad in Monte Carlo winning brons in the sprint 60 metres event. She participated in the

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. A semi-finalist in the

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, she placed fourth in the

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(alongside Yolande Plancke,

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and

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). On 15 July 1928 at Paris, she established a new world record in the

alongside her teammates from Linnet's Saint-Maur:

, Simone Warnier et

, in the time of 50 seconds. She also held the French national record in the

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and also the 4 x 100m relay. Elle died on 1 April 1931 at Chamonix at the age of 23.

International

National

* French National Athletic Championships : ** Gold medal in 80 metres in

and

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** Gold medal in Long Jump in

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** Gold medal in Shot Put

Records

References

External References

Picture Of Georgette Gagneux doing High Jump (Bibliothèque nationale de France – BnF)
1907 births 1931 deaths People from Étampes Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France French female sprinters French female long jumpers French female shot putters Sportspeople from Essonne Women's World Games medalists 20th-century French women {{France-sprint-bio-stub