Charles Lelong
Encyclopedia
Charles Louis Lelong (18 March 1891 – 27 June 1970) was a French
track and field
athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
He competed for France in the 1912 Summer Olympics
held in Stockholm
, Sweden
where he won the silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Robert Schurrer
, Pierre Failliot
and Charles Poulenard
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
He competed for France in the 1912 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics
These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...
held in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
where he won the silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Robert Schurrer
Robert Schurrer
Robert Schurrer was a male track and field athlete from France, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vesoul, Haute-Saône...
, Pierre Failliot
Pierre Failliot
Pierre Failliot was a French athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career....
and Charles Poulenard
Charles Poulenard
Charles Alexandre Casimir Poulenard was a French athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career....
.