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Georges Malfait

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Georges Malfait
Malfait in 1912
Personal information
Born9 December 1878
Roubaix, France
Died7 December 1946 (aged 67)
Roubaix, France
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubRC Roubaix
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.6 (1905)
200 m – 22.6 (1908)
400 – 50.0 (1908)[1][2]

Georges Désiré "Géo" Malfait (9 December 1878 – 7 December 1946) was a French sprinter. He competed in 100–400 m events at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. Malfait won the national titles in 100 m in 1904 and 1905 and 400 m in 1905.[1][3]

Malfait finished second behind Wyndham Halswelle in the 440 yards event at the 1905 AAA Championships.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Géo Malfait Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Georges Malfait. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Georges Malfait". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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