Pierre Failliot
Encyclopedia
Pierre Failliot was a French
athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career.
He competed for France at 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 Charles Lelong
, Robert Schurrer
and Charles Poulenard
.
He also played rugby union
for France, appearing eight times from 1911 to 1913.
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 men's 400 metres during his career.
He competed for France at 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 Charles Lelong
Charles Lelong
Charles Louis Lelong 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...
, 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...
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....
.
He also played rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
for France, appearing eight times from 1911 to 1913.