Marcel Lalu
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| Born | 24 March 1882 Limoges, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 1951 (aged 69) Limoges, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Marcel Lalu is officially recognized by both the FIG[4] (the official governing body of the sport of Artistic Gymnastics) and USAG[5] (the official governing body of the sport of Artistic gymnastics within the USA) as the 1905 World All-Around Champion in the sport of Artistic gymnastics.
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.
- ^ The Story Goes On: 125 Ans/Years Federation Internationale Gymnastique 1881-2006 (PDF) (in French and English). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 61.
- ^ "Event History > World Championships – Men's Past Champions". usagym.org. Indianapolis, IN, USA: USA Gymnastics. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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