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Paul Genevay

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Paul Genevay
Genevay at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born21 January 1939 (1939-01-21)
La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France
Died11 March 2022 (2022-03-12) (aged 83)
France
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubGrenoble Union Club
Lyon OU
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.3 (1966)
200 m – 20.9 (1959)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 4×100 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1959 Beirut 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1959 Beirut 4×100 m
Silver medal – second place 1959 Beirut 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1959 Beirut 4×400 m
Silver medal – second place 1963 Naples 4×100 m

Paul Louis Marcel Genevay (21 January 1939 – 11 March 2022) was a French sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1964. He failed to reach the final in three other competitions.[1] Genevay won two gold and one silver medals in the sprint at the 1959 Mediterranean Games.[3] He died on 11 March 2022, at the age of 83.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Paul Genevay. sports-reference
  2. ^ Paul Genevay. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ MEDITERRANEAN GAMES. gbrathletics.com
  4. ^ Carnet noir : Paul Genevay nous a quittés. In: athle.fr, 15 March 2022, retrieved 20 March 2022.