Paul Genevay

Genevay (left) and Livio Berruti run 200 m at the 1960 Olympics, interrupted by a pigeon

Personal information

Born

21 January 1939 (age 77)
La-Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France

Height

174 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

74 kg (163 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

Sprint

Club

Grenoble Union Club
Lyon OU

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

100 m – 10.3 (1966)
200 m – 20.9 (1959)^[1]^[2]

Medal record

Olympic Games
Competitor for France
	1964 Tokyo	4×100 m
Mediterranean Games
	1959 Beirut	200 m
	1959 Beirut	4×100 m
	1959 Beirut	100 m

Paul Louis Marcel Genevay (born 21 January 1939) is a retired French sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4×100 m events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1964. He failed to reach the final in three other competitions.^[1] Genevay won two gold and one silver medals in the sprint at the 1959 Mediterranean Games.^[3]

References

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1 2 Paul Genevay. sports-reference
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↑ MEDITERRANEAN GAMES. gbrathletics.com

Mediterranean Games champions in men's 200 metres

1949–1951: Antonio Siddi (ITA)
1955: Luigi Gnocchi (ITA)
1959: Paul Genevay (FRA)
1963: Livio Berruti (ITA)
1967: Ito Giani (ITA)
1971–1975: Pietro Mennea (ITA)
1979: Luciano Caravani (ITA)
1983: Pietro Mennea (ITA)
1987–1991: Stefano Tilli (ITA)
1993: Daniel Sangouma (FRA)
1997: Giovanni Puggioni (ITA)
2001: Anninos Marcoullides (CYP)
2005: Matic Osovnikar (SLO)
2009: Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (EGY)
2013: Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas (GRE)

Mediterranean Games champions in men's 4×100 metres relay

1949: Turkey (unknown)
1951: Italy (Montanari, Leccese, Siddi, Frizzoni)
1955: Italy (D'Asnasch, Ghiselli, Gnocchi, Montanari)
1959: France (David, Brakchi, Cahen, Genevay)
1963: Italy (Berruti, Giannattasio, Ottolina, Sardi)
1967: Italy (Giani, Preatoni, Giannattasio, Laverda)
1971: Italy (Preatoni, Abeti, Guerini, Mennea)
1975: France (Chauvelot, Échevin, Arame, Sainte-Rose)
1979: Italy (Lazzer, Caravani, Grazioli, Mennea)
1983: Italy (Tilli, Simionato, Pavoni, Mennea)
1987: Italy (Madonia, Tilli, Catalano, Floris)
1991: Italy (Longo, Simionato, Floris, Madonia)
1993: France (Morinière, Sangouma, Trouabal, Marie-Rose)
1997: Italy (Asuni, Puggioni, Cipolloni, Floris)
2001: Italy (Scuderi, Torrieri, Checcucci, Colombo)
2005: Italy (Verdecchia, Attene, Donati, Torrieri)
2009: Italy (Checcucci, Collio, Di Gregorio, Cerutti)
2013: Italy (Collio, Manenti, Riparelli, Tumi)

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