Georges Malfait Explained

Birth Date:9 December 1878
Birth Place:Roubaix, France
Death Date:7 December 1946 (aged 67)
Death Place:Roubaix, France
Height:169 cm
Weight:60 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Club:RC Roubaix
Pb:100 m – 10.6 (1905)
200 m – 22.6 (1908)
400 – 50.0 (1908)
Show-Medals:yes

Georges Désiré "Géo" Malfait (9 December 1878 – 7 December 1946) was a French sprinter. He competed in 100–400 m events at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. Malfait won the national titles in 100 m in 1904 and 1905 and in 400 m in 1905.[1]

Malfait finished second behind Wyndham Halswelle in the 440 yards event at the 1905 AAA Championships.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georges Malfait . Olympedia . 4 March 2021.
  2. News: Amateur Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 3 July 1905 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 18 August 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 18 August 2024.