Emmanuel Degland
Appearance
Emmanuel Degland in 1927 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 May 1900 Sainte-Marie, Ille-et-Vilaine, France |
| Died | 19 May 1969 (aged 69) Sainte-Marie, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
| Club | WH Suresnes Red Star Olympique, Paris |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | JT – 61.34 m (1928)[1][2] |
Emmanuel Degland (14 May 1900 – 19 May 1969) was a French javelin thrower who competed at two Olympic Games.[3]
Career
[edit]Degland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in 21st place in the javelin throw.[1]
Degland finished third behind Stanley Lay in the javelin throw event at the 1928 AAA Championships.[4][5][6] Shortly afterwards he represented France at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished in 24th place.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Emmanuel Degland Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Emmanuel Degland. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ "Emmanuel Degland". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Emmanuel Degland at World Athletics
- Emmanuel Degland at the French Athletics Federation (in French)
- Emmanuel Degland at Olympics.com
- Emmanuel Degland at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1969 deaths
- French men javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Ille-et-Vilaine
- Athletes from Brittany
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- French athletics biography stubs