Pierre Failliot
Appearance
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 25 February 1887 Paris, France | |||||||||||
Died | 31 December 1935 (aged 46) Paris, France | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 100–400 m, pentathlon, decathlon | |||||||||||
Club | Racing Club de France, Paris | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.0 (1909) 200 m – 22.6 (1911) 400 m – 49.0 (1908) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Pierre Failliot (25 February 1887 – 31 December 1935) was a French athlete. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in six events: pentathlon, decathlon, 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, finished 17th in the pentathlon, and was less successful in other events.[1]
He also played rugby union for France, appearing eight times from 1911 to 1913.[2]
References
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- ^ Pierre Failliot. Sports-reference.com .
- ^ Pierre Failliot | Rugby Union | Players and Officials. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved on 2015-08-08.
Categories:
- 1887 births
- 1935 deaths
- French pentathletes
- French male sprinters
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of France
- École Centrale Paris alumni
- French rugby union players
- France international rugby union players
- Athletes from Paris
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic decathletes
- French athletics Olympic medalist stubs