Lucien Faucheux

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameLucien René•Faucheux
Used nameLucien•Faucheux
Nick/petnamesLa pape de la Cipale, Le gros Lulu
Born26 August 1899 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Val-de-Marne (FRA)
Died22 July 1980 in Bordeaux, Gironde (FRA)
Measurements172 cm / 75 kg
NOC France

Biography

Lucien Faucheux was a four-time French champion in the sprint, 1921 as an amateur, and in the professional event in 1928, 1929, and 1931. At the World Championships, he was twice runner-up, in 1924 for the amateurs, and in 1928 as a professional, and was third in 1927. In the major invitationals he was a three-time sprint winner of the Grand Prix de Paris (1926, 1928, 1929) and twice at the Grand Prix d’Angers (1927-1928).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) FRA Lucien Faucheux
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic) France 2 h1 r1/2

Olympic family relations