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Lucien Démanet

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Lucien Démanet
Full nameGeorges Lucien Démanet
Country representedFrance
Born(1874-12-06)6 December 1874
Limont-Fontaine, France
Died20 June 1943(1943-06-20) (aged 68)
Denain, France
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  France
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris Combined exercises
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1905 Bordeaux Team[1]
Bronze medal – third place 1905 Bordeaux All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1905 Bordeaux Horizontal bar

Georges Lucien Démanet (6 December 1874 – 20 June 1943) was a French gymnast who competed at the turn of the 20th century. He participated in Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal with a total score of 293 points in the only gymnastic event to take place at the games, the combined exercises. Gustave Sandras won gold with a score of 302 points and Noel Bas won silver.[2] Additionally, he competed at the 1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he was a part of the championship-winning team, also taking individual bronze medals in the all-around combined exercises and horizontal bar apparatus.

References

  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... FIG. p. 61.
  2. ^ "Lucien Démanet". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.