Marcel Lalu (24 March 1882 in Limoges – 3 May 1951 in Limoges)[2] was a French gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1900 he finished eighth in the combined exercises competition which was the only Olympic gymnastic event. Eight years later he finished seventh in the 1908 all-around competition and at the 1912 Games he finished again seventh in the all-around contest.[3] He also competed at the 1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, becoming the star of those games, helping his team to the championship title, winning gold medals in the individual all-around combined exercises, the horizontal bar, the parallel bars, and silver on the pommel horse.

Marcel Lalu
Country represented France
Born(1882-03-24)24 March 1882
Limoges, France
Died3 May 1951(1951-05-03) (aged 69)
Limoges, France
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1905 Bordeaux Team[1]
Gold medal – first place 1905 Bordeaux All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1905 Bordeaux Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 1905 Bordeaux Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1905 Bordeaux Pommel horse

References

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  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... FIG. p. 61.
  2. ^ Marcel Lalu at Olympedia
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcel Lalu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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