Henri Tauzin
Appearance
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing France | ||
1900 Paris | 400 metre hurdles |
Henri Alexis Tauzin (17 April 1879 in Paris – 11 October 1918 in Lyon) was a French athlete who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and won a silver medal in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, his birthplace.[1]
Tauzin also competed in the 200 metre hurdles, finishing fourth in his semifinal heat to not advance to the final.
An administrative officer in the army, Tauzin was killed in action during World War I.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Henri Tauzin". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Henri Tauzin". Mémoire des hommes. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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Categories:
- 1879 births
- 1918 deaths
- Athletes from Paris
- French male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for France
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 19th-century French people
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- French Army officers
- French military personnel killed in World War I
- French athletics Olympic medalist stubs