Fernand Gonder (12 June 1883 – 10 March 1969) was a French pole vaulter.[4] He won the gold medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished 15th at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was the French champion in 1904, 1905, 1913 and 1914, finishing second in 1912.[2]
 Gonder in 1911 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 June 1883 Bordeaux, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 1969 (aged 85)[1] Tonnay-Charente, France | |||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault, long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | SA Bordeaux (1904–1906 and 1914) FC Talence (1907–1912) CA Bègles (1913) | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | PV – 3.83 m (1905) LJ – 6.54 m (1907)[2][3] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Gonder won the British AAA Championships title in the pole jump event at the 1905 AAA Championships.[5][6]
References
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- ^ Dupuy, Gérard (20 May 2017). "Les Jeux Olympiques" (PDF). French Athletics Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fernand Gonder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
- ^ Fernand Gonder. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Fernand Gonder". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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