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Emmanuel Degland

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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
EventJavelin throw
ClubWH Suresnes
Red Star Olympique, Paris
Achievements and titles
Personal bestJT – 61.34 m (1928)[1][2]

Emmanuel Degland (14 May 1900 – 19 May 1969) was a French javelin thrower who competed at two Olympic Games.[3]

Career

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Degland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in 21st place in the javelin throw.[1]

Degland finished third behind Stanley Lay in the javelin throw event at the 1928 AAA Championships.[4][5][6] Shortly afterwards he represented France at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he finished in 24th place.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
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