Paul Masson (cyclist)

Paul Masson

Masson at Athens 1896 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Competitor for  France
Olympic Games
1896 Athens Time trial
1896 Athens 2 kilometres sprint
1896 Athens 10 kilometres
World Championships
1897 Glasgow Sprint
For the maker of wines in his own name, see Paul Masson.

Paul Masson (11 October 1876 in Mostaganem 30 November 1944) was a French cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Masson competed in three events from six ones held during the first modern olympics, and winning each one.[1]

His first event was the 2 kilometre sprint. Masson's winning time was 4:58.2. The next event he competed in was the 10 kilometre race. This turned out to be a very close contest, with Masson barely beating out his countryman Léon Flameng. Both had times of 17:54.2. Masson's final event of the Games was the 333 metres race. With a time of 24.0 seconds, he finished first.

References

  1. "Paul Masson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.

External links

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