Géo André

Géo André
Géo André in 1920
Personal information
Full nameGeorges Yvan André
Born13 August 1889
Paris, France
Died4 May 1943(1943-05-04) (aged 53)
Mateur, Bizerte, French Tunisia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint, hurdles, high jump, decathlon
ClubStade français, Paris (−1908)
Racing Club de France, Paris (1909–)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.0 (1914)
200 m – 22.6 (1919)
400 m – 49.0 (1914)
110 mH – 15.4 (1922)
400 mH – 54.8e (1920)
HJ – 1.88 m (1908)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London High jump
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp 4×400 m relay

Georges Yvan "Géo" André (13 August 1889 – 4 May 1943)[3] was a French track and field athlete and rugby union player. As an athlete, he competed in the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics in various events, including long jump, high jump, 400 m sprint, 110 and 400 m hurdles, pentathlon and decathlon. He won a silver medal in the high jump in 1908 and a bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay in 1920, finishing fourth in the 400 m hurdles in 1920 and 1924 and fifth in the standing high jump in 1908. At the 1924 Olympics, he took the Olympic Oath and served as the flag bearer for the French delegation.[1][4]

André won French titles in 110 m hurdles (1908, 1914, 1919, 1922), 400 m hurdles (1913–14, 1919–20, 1922), high jump (1907–1909, 1911, 1914, 1919), standing high jump (1909, 1911–12, 1914, 1919–20). He held national records in the 110 m hurdles (1908 – 15.8; 1922 – 15.4), 400 m hurdles (1913 – 57.0; 1920 – 57.0/56.0/55.6), high jump (1907 – 1.79; 1908 – 1.80/1.885), and 4 × 400 m relay (1922 – 3:24.0). In 1913–1914 he played for the national rugby team.[1]

André was wounded while serving as a fighter pilot in World War I. After retiring from competitions, he worked as a sports journalist for several prominent French newspapers. During World War II he joined the infantry and was killed by German forces in 1943 in Tunis, aged 53.[5] His son Jacques (1919–1988) competed as a hurdler in the 1948 Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Géo André. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Georges André. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Geo Andre rugby profile. ESPN Scrum.com
  4. ^ "Géo André". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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