Georgette Gagneux
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 Georgette Gagneaux winning 100 m preliminaries at the 1928 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1907 Etampes, France |
| Died | 1 April 1931 (aged 23) Chamonix, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Linnet's Saint-Maur, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1928 |
Georgette Gagneux (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒɛt gaɲø]; 17 June 1907 – 1 April 1931) was a French sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Olympics. She was eliminated in a semifinal of the 100 m event and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m relay.[1]
International
Running for club Linnet's Saint-Maur, she won six French national track titles: two in the 80 metres, three in the Long Jump and one in the Shot Put.[2]
1923 she participated in the third Women’s Olympiad in Monte Carlo winning brons in the sprint 60 metres event.
She participated in the 1928 Olympic Games at Amsterdam. A semi-finalist in the 100 m, she placed fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay (alongside Yolande Plancke, Marguerite Radideau and Lucienne Velu).[3]
On 15 July 1928 at Paris, she established a new world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay alongside her teammates from Linnet's Saint-Maur: Lucienne Velu, Simone Warnier et Marguerite Radideau, in the time of 50 seconds.
She also held the French national record in the Shot Put, Long Jump, 100m and also the 4 x 100m relay.
Elle died on 1 April 1931 at Chamonix at the age of 23.
| Date | Competition | Location | Result | Event | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Olympic Games | Amsterdam | 4th | 4 × 100 m | 49.6 s |
