Louise Bellon

Louise Bellon
Bellon (left) during the 1000 metres event at the 1926 Women's World Games
Personal information
Birth nameLouise Baptistine Bellon
Born(1908-08-17)17 August 1908
Toulon, France
Died17 July 1987(1987-07-17) (aged 78)
Toulon, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)middle-distance, sprint
ClubOS Toulon
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
Women's World Games
Silver medal – second place 1926 Gothenburg 4×110 y relay
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Gothenburg 1000 m

Louise Baptistine Bellon (17 August 1908 - 17 July 1987) was a French track and field athlete during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics. She was specialized in the middle-distance but also competed in sprint events.[1][2] She won a silver and bronze medal at the second Women's World Games in 1926.

Biography

Career

Bellon was born in 1908 and became during her youth member of OS Toulon, and was member of the club throughout her active sporting career.[3][2]

On 14 July 1926 she became French national championships in the 1000 meters in Bry-sur-Marne. At the nation championships in 1928 she finished third in the 800 metres.[4]

In 1926, she represented France at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg and won the silver medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay together with Geneviève Laloz, Yolande Plancke and Marguerite Radideau.[5] She also won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres event behind British Edith Trickey and Swedish Inga Gentzel.[6]

References

  1. ↑ birth notice n.1414 of 18 August 1908, Archives du Var, Commune de Toulon
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dictionnaire de L'Athlétisme Française Archived 2018-08-15 at the Wayback Machine A-D, p. 7, Fédération française d’athlétisme (FFA)
  3. ↑ "Louise Bellon". bases.athle.com (in French).
  4. ↑ Les finalistes des championnats de France Archived 2019-08-07 at the Wayback Machine p. 55, 61, FFA
  5. ↑ Jeux Mondiaux Féminins Archived 2018-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Commission documentation et histoire, cdm.athle.com, p. 8
  6. ↑ FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics

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