Geneviève Laloz

Geneviève Maria Laloz with marriage name Jacques (15 October 1898 - 2 June 1986) was a French football player and track and field athlete during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics. She was specialized in the hurdles and sprint events. She represented France at international comptitions and won medals at the 1922 Women's Olympiad and at the Women's World Games in 1922 and 1926.

Geneviève Laloz

Laloz in 1920
Personal information
Birth name	Geneviève Maria Laloz
Born	(1898-10-15)15 October 1898 Charleville-Mézières, France
Died	2 June 1986(1986-06-02) (aged 87) Clamart, France
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Track and field athletics, football
Event(s)	hurdles, sprint
Club	En Avant, Paris (1920) Olympique, Paris (1922) La Clodoaldienne, Saint-Cloud (1924) Golf Club Paris (from 1925)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing France Women's World Games 1926 Gothenburg 4×110 y relay 1922 Paris 100 y hurdles Women's Olympiad 1922 Monte Carlo 4×175 m relay 1922 Monte Carlo pentathlon

Laloz was world record holder in the 83 m hurdles, 110 m hurdles and 4 x 75 metres relay and 10 x 100 metres relay.

Biography

Personal life

Laloz was was the daughter of Auguste Joseph Laloz, fitter, and Virginie Laure Vallée. Geneviève Laloz had four sister. who also competed in athletics. Most known was Thérèse Laloz, but also her sisters Marguerite, Christiane and Paulette competed in athletics. Laloz married to René Louis Gustave Jacques in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1928.

Athletics

At the 1922 Women's World Games she won the bronze medal in the 100 yards hurdles event behind American Camille Sabie and British Hilda Hatt. In 1926, she competed at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg and won the silver medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay together with Louise Bellon, Yolande Plancke and Marguerite Radideau.

Football

As a football player, Laloz played with En Avant and became national champion with her club. She was also a member of the France women's national football team.