Charles Lagarde

Charles Lagarde (13 September 1878 – 18 April 1954)[1] was a French athlete.[2] He competed in the discus throw and shot put at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3]

Charles Lagarde
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1878-09-13)13 September 1878
Died18 April 1954(1954-04-18) (aged 75)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus
Shot put

Biography
Sketch of Lagarde

He represented France twice at the Olympic Games in the discus and shot put events. He competed a first time at London in 1908 and a second time at Stockholm in 1912. His best results in the competition were 22nd place in the shot put and 27th place in the discus throw.[4] In 1912, he led the French delegation when the athletes entered the Olympic stadium.

He managed to win three bronze medals at the French Athletics Championships in 1909, 1910 and 1911.[5]

Lagarde served in World War I, beginning in August 1914. He was awarded the croix de guerre with a bronze star for his actions during the conflict.[6]

Lagarde was between 1932 and 1952 the president of the Section paloise.[7][8] He was also the President of the Basque-Béarn-Bigorre league.

In 1981, a street was named after him in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[9]

References
  1. "Obituary". Pyrenees. No. 18. 1954. p. 110.
  2. "Charles Lagarde". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Lagarde Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. "Charles Lagarde athlete file". bases.athle.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. "The finalists of the French championships - 1888 to 1969" (PDF). cdm.athle.com (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. "Fiche militaire de Charles Lagarde". earchives.le64.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. "Du champ Bourda à la Croix-du-Prince". The Republic of the Pyrenees. 2 July 2010.
  8. "Qui sommes nous". section-paloise-omnisports.fr.
  9. Fabre, Michel (1985). Pau pas à pas. Horvath. ISBN 9782402142380.


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