Roger Viel

Roger Viel
Roger Viel (left) at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born27 October 1902
Caen, France
Died3 October 1981 (aged 78)
ouveciennes, Yvelines, France
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubStade français, Paris

Roger Germain Jean Viel (27 October 1902 – 3 October 1981) was a French athlete who competed at two Olympic Games.

Career

Viel competed at the 1924 Olympic Games with the best achievement of 16th place in the pentathlon in 1924.

Viel finished third behind Lord Burghley in the 440 yards hurdles event at the 1928 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he represented France again at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he competed in the 400 metres hurdles and pentathlon.

References

  1. ↑ "Roger Viel". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Roger Viel. Sports Reference
  3. ↑ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.