Adolphe Jules Grisel (9 December 1872 – 13 December 1942)[1] was a French athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]
 Grisel in 1896 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1872 Paris, France |
| Died | 13 December 1942 (aged 70) Saint-Quentin, Aisne, German-occupied France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics, gymnastics |
From 1895, Grisel was affiliated to the Racing Club de France. He was the French National long jump champion in 1896, with a jump of 6.23 metres,[3] and the runner-up in 1893, 1895 and 1898; he placed third in the sport in 1894. He was also the runner-up in the 400 metre hurdles in the French national championship in 1895.[2]
At the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Grisel competed in five different events, four in athletics and one in gymnastics.[2] On April 6, he came fourth out of five in his heat in the 100 metres and so failed to qualify for the finals.[4] In the 400 metres, his failure to place in the top two in his heat again disqualified him from progressing further.[5] He also competed in the discus: there is no no record of the distance that he threw, but he was not among the top four of the nine participants in the competition.[6]
On April 7, Grisel returned to the Panathenaic Stadium to compete in the long jump. Again there is no official record of his result,[7] but unofficial reports say that he jumped 5.83 metres and finished in fifth place.[8]
After a two day break, Grisel competed in the parallel bars gymnastica event;, Alfred Flatow (gold) and Louis Zutter (silver) were the only athletes awarded medals, and there is no official record of the results achieved by the other sixteen gymnasts involved.[9] Grisel concluded his participation in the Games by supporting his compatriot Albin Lermusiaux, accomanying Lermusiaux on a bicycle as he competed in the marathon.[10]
References
edit- ^ Adolphe Grisel at Olympedia
- ^ a b c "Alphonse Grisel Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "Histoire des Championnats de France de Saut en Longueur". longjump-academy.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's 100etres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Federation Francaise D'Athletisme" (PDF). athle.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1896 Athina Summer Games: Men's Parallel Bars". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "1896: Athens: The legend Spiridon". marathoninfo.free.fr. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
External links
edit- Adolphe Grisel at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Adolphe Grisel at Olympics.com
- Adolphe Grisel at Olympedia
