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Eugène Balme

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Eugène Balme
Eugène Balme in 1902
Personal information
Born(1874-11-22)22 November 1874
Oullins, France
Died24 February 1914(1914-02-24) (aged 39)
Paris, France
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSport shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1900 Paris20m rapid fire pistol
Bronze medal – third place1908 LondonTeam free rifle

Eugène Jean François Balme (22 November 1874 – 24 February 1914) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

In 1900 at Paris he won the bronze medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.[2] Eight years later at London he won another bronze medal in the team free rifle event and was fourth in team military rifle event.[3][4]

He was born in Oullins and died in Paris.[3] He killed himself in 1914.[1][3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eugène Balme". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. International Olympic Committee (1996). The IOC Official Olympic Companion 1996. Published under license from the International Olympic Committee by Brassey's Sports. p. 345. ISBN 978-1-85753-128-2.
  3. "Eugène Balme". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (11 July 2015). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0952-2.