Émile Maitrot

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Émile Maitrot on the Buffalo Velodrome (1912)

Émile Arsène Clément Pierre Maitrot (born July 2, 1882 in Meurville , † September 14, 1916 in Lihons ) was a French track cyclist and world champion.

In 1901, Émile Maitrot became world champion in the sprint of amateurs in Berlin . In 1891 a cyclist of the same name from Chaumes took 17th place in Paris-Brest-Paris ; it is unclear whether this is the same driver.

Maitrot fell as a soldier in World War I during the Battle of the Somme .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paris-Brest-Paris 1891 on home.arcor.de ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Maitrot, Émile
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maitrot, Émile Arsène Clément Pierre (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French track cyclist and world champion
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Meurville
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1916
Place of death Lihons