Ignace Heinrich

Athlete French, born the July 31st 1925 with Ebersheim (Alsace), deceased the January 9th 2003 with Carnoux-in-Provence (Rhone delta). During the war, he was enlisted with the S.T.O., then built-in of force in the German army, because Alsatian of stock. At the time of the German rout on the Russian face, the son of Géo Andre, Jacques, excels runner of 400m and of 110m hedges and then member of the group of Normandy-Niémen hunting, met it by largest of the chances, and helped it to return to France. while advising " to him; to make athlétisme" , considering its imposing gauge!
Il account 26 selections national in team has of 1948 to 1954, and was primarily laid off with the RC Strasbourg.

- Olympic Vice-champion of the Decathlon of London, in 1948

- Champion of Europe of decathlon to Brussels in 1950, two months after a serious motorbike accident which would have had, according to the specialists, to immobilize it during more than six months

- Champion of France of decathlon in 1947,1948,1949 and 1952 (and recordman of France)

- Champion of France of long jump in 1949

- Champion of France of jump to the pole in 1952

- Champion of France of the 110m hedges in 1952

… With the Olympic Games of summer of Helsinki in 1952, it then moves a vertebra at the time of the long jump, and the medical care cannot enable him to defend its chances.

(he was also champion of Alsace of individual athletics in five tests, in April 1946)

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