André-Jacques Marie

André-Jacques Marie
in 1946

André-Jacques Marie (born October 14, 1925 ) is a former French athlete who became European champion in the 110-meter hurdles in 1950 .

Marie started at the European Championships in Oslo in 1946 , in 15.0 seconds he narrowly missed the final as fourth of his heat. Two years later, at the 1948 London Olympics , he won his prelim in 14.9 seconds, but fell in his semifinals.

At the European Championships in Brussels in 1950 , Marie won his lead in 14.6 seconds ahead of Sweden's Ragnar Lundberg in 14.7 seconds; the third placed in this heat, the Belgian Pol Braekman , ran the third fastest time of all heats in 14.9 seconds, but only the first two of each heat made it into the final. In the final, Marie won the European title in 14.6 seconds, ahead of Lundberg in 14.7 seconds and the British Peter Hildreth in 15.0 seconds.

In total, André-Jacques Marie competed in 27 hurdles competitions for France from 1946 to 1951, of which he won 15; once he also appeared in the relay. Marie started for UAI Paris throughout his career . With a height of 1.89 m, his competition weight was 77 kg.

literature

• Fédération Française d'Athlétisme: Athlérama 2003 . Montrouge 2004 (page 124)
• Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics . Berlin 1999, published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV