Louise Bellon
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.
 Bellon (left) during the 1000 metres event at the 1926 Women's World Games | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Louise Baptistine Bellon | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1908 Toulon, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 July 1987 (aged 78) Toulon, France | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | middle-distance, sprint | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | OS Toulon | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
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changeBellon 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
change- ↑ birth notice n.1414 of 18 August 1908, Archives du Var, Commune de Toulon
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Louise Bellon". bases.athle.com (in French).
- ↑ Les finalistes des championnats de France Archived 2019-08-07 at the Wayback Machine p. 55, 61, FFA
- ↑ Jeux Mondiaux Féminins Archived 2018-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Commission documentation et histoire, cdm.athle.com, p. 8
- ↑ FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics
Other websites
change- Image of Bellon, second from the left at the 1926 Women's World Games