Louis Ségura

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Louis Ségura
Louis Segura cropped from a photo of the 1909 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Team Champions - Team France.png
Personal information
Born(1889-07-23)July 23, 1889
Sidi Bel Abbès
Died1963 (aged 7374)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of France.svg  France
ClubL'Oranaise
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1912 Stockholm individual all-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1908 London individual all-around
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1909 Luxembourg Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1907 Prague Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1907 Prague Parallel Bars
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1913 Paris Team

Louis Ségura (July 23, 1889 1963) was a French gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the individual all-around in 1908, as well as the silver medal in 1912. [1] [2] He was one of the first crop of competitive career gymnasts at the level of the World Championships and Olympic Games.

In addition to his two successful Olympic appearances, he was also a 3-time French World team member, helping his team to the medal standings every time at the World Championships, in 1907, 1909, and 1913. Also, he won an individual medal on Parallel Bars at the 1907 World Championships.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louis Ségura Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. "Louis Ségura". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.