Emmanuel Degland

Emmanuel Degland
Emmanuel Degland in 1927
Personal information
Born14 May 1900
Sainte-Marie, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Died19 May 1969 (aged 69)
Sainte-Marie, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
ClubWH Suresnes
Red Star Olympique, Paris
Achievements and titles
Personal bestJT – 61.34 m (1928)

Emmanuel Degland (14 May 1900 – 19 May 1969) was a French javelin thrower who competed at two Olympic Games.

Career

Degland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in 21st place in the javelin throw.

Degland finished third behind Stanley Lay in the javelin throw event at the 1928 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he represented France at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished in 24th place.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Emmanuel Degland Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Emmanuel Degland. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ↑ "Emmanuel Degland". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.