Emmanuel Foulon
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| gold | 1900 Paris | Mast shooting (Sur la perche à la herse) |
Emmanuel Foulon (born December 29, 1871 in Frameries ; † July 22, 1945 there ) was a Belgian archer .
biography
At the Summer Olympics in 1900 in the French capital Paris , Foulon won on August 16 in the discipline Sur la perche à la herse (mast shooting) the competition in front of his compatriot Émile Druart and the French Auguste Serrurier . Since gold medals were not introduced until four years later, the Belgian received the silver medal for his victory. The goal was a rooster attached to the top of a ten meter high mast, as well as two chickens each on two crossbars below and eight chicks on another crossbar below.
Web links
- Emmanuel Foulon in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Foulon, Emmanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian archer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frameries , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1945 |
| Place of death | Frameries , Belgium |