André Latarjet Explained

André Latarjet
Birth Date:20 August 1877
Birth Place:Dijon, France
Death Place:Lyon, France
Known For:1st elected President of the FIMS
Education:Medicine
Occupation:Sports Doctor, Surgeon
Years Active:1890s- 1940s

André Latarjet (1877–1947) was a French physician. In 1933, at the 2nd International AIMS (FIMS) Congress, he was elected President of the organization which would become the International Federation of Sports Medicine, the World agency for sports medicine.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff Writer . A CHRONOLOGY of the HISTORY of FIMS . FIMS' website . FIMS . 2014-03-20 .