André Tison

André Tison

André Tison in 1912
Personal information
Born	26 February 1885 Paris, France
Died	25 December 1963 (aged 78) Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put
Club	TC Sceaux (−1895) Racing CF, Paris (1897–1912) Paris UC (1913–)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	DT – 41.90 m (1909) SP – 13.495 m (1910)

André Tison (26 February 1885 – 25 December 1963) was a French track and field athlete who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Biography

At the 1906 Olympic Games, he finished fourth in the shot put, fifth in the freestyle discus throw, and 22nd in the standing long jump competition. Two years later he placed eighth in the discus throw, while his result in the shot put contest is unknown.

Tison finished second behind James Barrett in the shot put event at the British 1911 AAA Championships.

In 1912 he was ninth in the shot put and 30th in the discus throw, and in 1920 he finished eleventh in the discus throw.

Tison was the French champion in the shot put (1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914) and discus throw (1907–1914 and 1920); he finished second in the shot put (1909, 1912, 1919, and 1920) and javelin throw (1913) and third in discus throw (1919). He held national records in the shot put (1905: 12.46 m, 1907: 12.75 m, 1908: 12.81 m, 1909: 13.145 m) and discus throw (1908: 39.13 m, 1909: 41.25 m, 1913: 41.58 m).