Ignace Heinrich
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Ignace Heinrich (31 July 1925 – 9 January 2003) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon. He was born in Ebersheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace.[1]
He competed for France in the decathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain, winning a silver medal. He died in Carnoux-en-Provence.
Further reading[edit]
- de:Volker Kluge: Olympische Sommerspiele. Die Chronik. Band 2: London 1948 – Tokio 1964. Sportverlag, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7.
- Peter Matthews (Hrsg.): Athletics 2003. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2003, ISBN 1-899807-16-0.
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996 Track and Field Athletics. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Leichtathletik-Dokumentation e. V., Neuss 1999.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ignace Heinrich Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2017.