Arthur Picard

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Arthur Picard
Arthur Picard 1920.jpg
Picard in 1920
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born29 December 1894
Gélannes, Aube, France
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
ClubAssociation Sportive Seine

Arthur Aubertin Picard (born 29 December 1894, date of death unknown) was a French athlete, who competed at the Olympic Games.

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Career

Picard finished second behind Frank Murrey in the javelin throw event at the British 1920 AAA Championships. [1] [2] [3]

One month later, Picard went to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where he competed in the men's javelin throw. [4]

Picard was the 1922 French Athletics Championships winner, [5]

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References

  1. "The Athletic Championships" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Athletics" . Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. "Arthur Picard". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. photographique (commanditaire), Agence Rol Agence (1922). "16-7-22, Colombes, championnat de France [d'athlétisme, Arthur] Picard, champion de France du lancement de javelot : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]". Gallica. Retrieved 9 January 2024.