Gaston Féry
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Gaston Féry was a French
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...
athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
Born in Longwy
Longwy
Longwy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens.-Economy:Longwy has historically been an industrial center of the Lorraine iron mining district. The town is known for its artistic glazed pottery.-History:Longwy initially...
, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Lorraine region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.- History :Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French...
he competed for France in the 1920 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
held in Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
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where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Géo André, Maurice Delvart
Maurice Delvart
Maurice Delvart was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for France at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Géo André, Gaston Féry and André Devaux in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay event.-References:*...
and Jean Delvaux in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay event.