Auguste Pompogne

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMarius Auguste•Pompogne
Used nameAuguste•Pompogne
Born5 December 1884 in Lyon, Rhône (FRA)
Died8 October 1918 (aged 33 years 10 months 3 days) in Lyon, Rhône (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Auguste Pompogne graduated in 1904. In 1912, he competed the individual all-around at the Olympic Games in Stockholm finishing 14th. In World War I, he served as a corporal in the 167th Infantry Regiment. Pompogne died in a hospital in Lyon from a bronchopneumonia caused by an influenza, he had contracted during wartime service. He worked as a stationer, was married and had one son.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRA Auguste Pompogne
All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic) 14

Errata

1912 entry lists give YOB as 1882, but 1884 confirmed by birth certificate and military papers.