Arthur Picard

Arthur Picard
Picard in 1920
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1894-12-29)29 December 1894
Gélannes, Aube, France
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
ClubAssociation Sportive Seine

Arthur Aubertin Picard (born 29 December 1894, date of death unknown) was a French athlete, who competed at the Olympic Games.

Career

Picard finished second behind Frank Murrey in the javelin throw event at the British 1920 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]

One month later, Picard went to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where he competed in the men's javelin throw.[4]

Picard was the 1922 French Athletics Championships winner,[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Athletic Championships". Weekly Dispatch (London). 4 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Athletics". Newcastle Journal. 5 July 1920. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Arthur Picard". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ photographique (commanditaire), Agence Rol Agence (1922). "16-7-22, Colombes, championnat de France [d'athlétisme, Arthur] Picard, champion de France du lancement de javelot : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]". Gallica. Retrieved 9 January 2024.


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