Ignace Heinrich Explained

Ignace Heinrich (31 July 1925 – 9 January 2003) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon. He was born in Ebersheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace.^[1]

He competed for France in the decathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain, winning a silver medal. He died in Carnoux-en-Provence.

Further reading

• : Olympische Sommerspiele. Die Chronik. Band 2: London 1948 – Tokio 1964. Sportverlag, Berlin 1998, .
• Peter Matthews (Hrsg.): Athletics 2003. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2003, .
• Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996 Track and Field Athletics. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Leichtathletik-Dokumentation e. V., Neuss 1999.

Notes and References

1. News: Ignace Heinrich Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417065351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/ignace-heinrich-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 3 September 2017. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en.