Armand Emile Nicolas Massard ( French Armand Émile Nicolas Massard , December 1, 1884 - April 9, 1971) is a French journalist and fencer-fencer, Olympic champion.
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Biography
Born in 1884 in Paris ; his father was a well-known journalist and politician, and his mother Antoinette Vatrinel was the daughter of the sculptor .
In his youth, he worked in the newspaper La Presse and was engaged in fencing, and performed at prestigious tournaments. He participated in the First World War , was awarded the Military Cross of 1914-1918 and the Order of the Legion of Honor .
In 1920, he took part in the Olympic Games in Antwerp , where he won gold and bronze medals in fencing with swords. In 1924 he took part in the Olympic Games in Paris , but took only 5th place in the individual event. In 1928, at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, he won the silver medal.
In the 1930s he took up politics, after the death of his father, taking his place in the city council of Paris, he worked in the newspaper Le Figaro. In 1933-1967 he headed the French Olympic Committee , since 1946 he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (since 1969 - its honorary member). In 1943-1945 he was president of the French Fencing Federation.
One of the streets of the 17th arrondissement of Paris in 1934 was renamed in honor of Emil Massard, and since 1977 it became known as the .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Record # 21860690 // VIAF - 2012.
Links
- Arman Massar - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com