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André Latarjet

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André Latarjet
Born20 August 1877
Dijon, France
Died4 May 1947 (1947-05-05) (aged 69)
Lyon, France
EducationMedicine
Occupation(s)Sports Doctor, Surgeon
Years active1890s- 1940s
Known for1st elected President of the FIMS

André Latarjet (1877–1947) was a French physician. In 1933, at the 2nd International AIMS (FIMS) Congress, he was elected President of the organization which would become the International Federation of Sports Medicine, the World agency for sports medicine.[1]

References

  1. ^ Staff Writer. "A CHRONOLOGY of the HISTORY of FIMS". FIMS' website. FIMS. Retrieved 2014-03-20.