Jacques Person Explained

Jacques Person
Birth Name:	Jakob Person
Birth Date:	1 May 1889
Birth Place:	Zabern, German Empire
Death Place:	Flanders, Belgium
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	400 metres 800 metres
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Jakob "Jacques" Person (1 May 1889  - 15 July 1915) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres competition. In the 800 metres event he was eliminated in the first round.^[2]

He was killed in action during World War I.^[3]

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

Notes and References

1. Jacques Person . 26 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203191831/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/jacques-person-1.html . 3 December 2016 .
2. Web site: Jacques Person . Olympedia . 18 April 2021.
3. Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . 26 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107022804/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . 7 November 2014 .