Émile Dupont Explained

Émile Dupont
Spouse:Marthe Dupont
Nationality:Belgian
Birth Date:8 June 1887
Birth Place:Liège, Belgium
Death Place:Liège, Belgium
Sport:Sports shooting
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Émile Leon Jacques Dupont (8 June 1887  - 18 March 1959) was a Belgian sport shooter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was born and died in Liège. In 1911, he was married to Marthe Dupont-Trasenster, a Belgian Olympic tennis player who also represented Belgium at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 1920, he won the silver medal as member of the Belgian team in the team clay pigeons competition. In the individual trap event he finished ninth. Four years later he was part of the Belgian team which finished fourth in the team clay pigeons competition. He also participated in the individual trap event but his result is unknown.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Émile Dupont . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101349/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/emile-dupont-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 December 2014 . Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Marthe Dupont-Trasenster Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101303/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/du/marthe-dupont-trasenster-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 11 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Émile Dupont . Olympedia . 2 September 2021.