Paul Lagarde Explained

Birth Date:15 April 1891
Death Date:7 February 1964
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault
Club:CA Bèglais
Pb:3.60 m – (1920)
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Paul Lagarde (born 15 April 1891 - 7 February 1964) was a French pole vaulter, who comepted at the Olympic Games.[1]

Biography

Lagarde finished second behind Kálmán Szathmáry in the pole jump event at the 1910 AAA Championships[2] [3] and repeated the feat the following year at the 1911 AAA Championships, when he finished second again, this time behind Robert Pasemann.[4] [5] [6]

Lagarde competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the pole jump and finished 11th.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Lagarde . Olympedia . 19 July 2021.
  2. News: Athletics . Evening Star . 3 July 1910 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  3. News: AAA Championships . The Scotsman . 4 July 1910 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  4. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  5. News: AAA Champions . Sporting Life . 3 July 1911 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 November 2024 .
  6. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 1 November 2024 .

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