| Georgette Gagneux | |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Etampes, France |
| Death Date: | 1 April 1931 (aged 23) |
| Death Place: | Chamonix, France |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Club: | Linnet's Saint-Maur, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés |
| Olympics: | 1928 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Georgette Gagneux (in French pronounced as /ʒɔʁʒɛt gaɲø/; 17 June 1907 – 1 April 1931) was a French sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Olympics. She was eliminated in a semifinal of the 100 m event and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Running for club Linnet's Saint-Maur, she won six French national track titles: two in the 80 metres,three in the Long Jump and one in the Shot Put.[1]
1923 she participated in the third Women’s Olympiad in Monte Carlo winning brons in the sprint 60 metres event.
She participated in the 1928 Olympic Games at Amsterdam. A semi-finalist in the 100 m, she placed fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay (alongsideYolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau and Lucienne Velu).[2]
On 15 July 1928 at Paris, she established a new world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay alongside her teammates fromLinnet's Saint-Maur: Lucienne Velu, Simone Warnier et Marguerite Radideau, in the time of 50 seconds.
She also held the French national record in the Shot Put, Long Jump, 100m and also the 4 x 100m relay.
Elle died on 1 April 1931 at Chamonix at the age of 23.
| Competition | scope=col | Location | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Event | scope=col | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Olympic Games | Amsterdam | 4th | 4 × 100 m | 49.6 s |
| scope=col | Event | scope=col | Performance | scope=col | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 12.4 s | 1929 | |||
| Long Jump | 5.41 m | 1929 | |||
| Shot Put | 10.78 m | 1929 |