Renon Boissière

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRenon Georges•Boissière né Delarue
Used nameRenon•Boissière
Born31 August 1882 in Amfreville-sous-les-Monts, EureFRA
Died25 September 1915 (aged 33 years 25 days) in Ville-sur-Tourbe, MarneFRA
Measurements169 cm
AffiliationsCP Quevilly — ?FRA
NOCFranceFRA

Biography

Renon Boussiére ran the marathon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, finishing 13th. He had won the 1903 Normandy Marathon (over 36 km). Boussiére served as a second lieutenant with the 403e Régiment d’Infanterie during World War I. In September 1915, during the battle of the Ville-sur-Tourbe in Marne, France, Boussiére went missing in action. His body was never recovered.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Renon Boissière
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 13

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