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.
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| Country represented |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1882 Limoges, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 1951 (aged 69) Limoges, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... FIG. p. 61.
- ^ Marcel Lalu at Olympedia
- ^ 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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