Étienne Bally
Étienne Marcel Bally (born April 17, 1923 in Vénissieux ; † January 10, 2018 there ) was a French athlete . After the Second World War, he was one of the best European sprinters.
In 1946 the first European championships took place in Oslo after the Second World War. In the 100-meter run , Bally was fourth in 10.8 s, but was not used in the French 4-by-100-meter relay . At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 , Bally was eliminated in the 200-meter run in the run-up and gave up over 100 meters.
In 1950 at the European Championships in Brussels, Bally won gold over 100 meters in 10.7 seconds. Over 200 meters he was second in 21.8 s behind the Briton Brian Shenton . The season with the cast Étienne Bally, Jacquet Perlot , Yves Camus and Jean-Pierre Guillon took second place behind the season from the Soviet Union in 41.8 s. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , he was eliminated over 100 and 200 meters in the quarter-finals. With the season he reached the finals, where the quartet finished fifth in 40.9 s.
In his active days he weighed 62 kg and was 1.70 m tall.
In January 2018, Bally died at the age of 94 in his birth town and hometown of Vénissieux.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics. Berlin 1999, published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV
Web links
- Étienne Bally in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Adieu à Etienne Bally, un champion d'Europe du 100 m . Le Progrès, January 11, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bally, Etienne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bally, Étienne Marcel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vénissieux , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 2018 |
| Place of death | Vénissieux , France |