Charles Lagarde Explained

Charles Lagarde
Nationality:French
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus
Shot put
Birth Date:13 September 1878

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]

Biography

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary. Pyrenees. 1954. 18. 110.
  2. Web site: Charles Lagarde . Olympedia . 14 March 2021.
  3. Charles Lagarde Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202135/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/charles-lagarde-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 5 January 2018.
  4. Web site: French . Charles Lagarde athlete file . bases.athle.fr . December 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: French . The finalists of the French championships - 1888 to 1969 . cdm.athle.com . December 14, 2020 . 5 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201205143936/http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/championnats%20de%20france/1888196927102020.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: French . Fiche militaire de Charles Lagarde . earchives.le64.fr . December 14, 2020.
  7. Web site: Du champ Bourda à la Croix-du-Prince. The Republic of the Pyrenees. July 2, 2010.
  8. Web site: Qui sommes nous. section-paloise-omnisports.fr.
  9. Book: Fabre, Michel. Pau pas à pas. Horvath. 1985. 9782402142380.