Dominique Follacci
Dominique Follacci (born 18 May 1879, date of death unknown) was a French gymnast.[2] He competed in the men's artistic individual all-around event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3]
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| Country represented | France | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1879 Annaba, Algeria | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life and career
Follaci was interested in sports from childhood. He become a director of the Languedocienne Gymnastics Society. He received several prizes while presenting this organization in competitions like Dijon 1899, Paris 1900, Nice 1901.[4] Additionally, he was a competitor at the 1911 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he was a part of the silver medal winning French team and where he also won individual silver medals on the rings and parallel bars apparatuses.
References
- Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... FIG. p. 62.
- "Dominique Follacci". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dominique Follacci Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- "dominique-follacci, follacci,portraits;http://alger-roi.fr". alger-roi.fr. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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