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Frantz Reichel

Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (died 1932)

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Born
March 16, 1871
Died
March 24, 1932
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1871

About Frantz Reichel

François Étienne "Frantz" Reichel was a French sports administrator, athlete, cyclist and journalist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as a runner and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris as a rugby union player. He co-founded the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), and served as its first president in 1924–1932. Reichel's father was the treasurer of the French Union of Athletic Sports Societies (USFSA) and the chief press officer at the 1894 Sorbonne Congress, where the Olympic Movement was founded. At the 1900 Olympics Reichel competed in rugby and won a gold medal with the French team. His son was a talented runner, who won French titles in the 110 m hurdles (1891), cross country (1890 and 1891) and 1 km walking.

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Frantz Reichel timeline

  1. His son was a talented runner, who won French titles in the 110 m hurdles (1891), cross country (1890 and 1891) and 1 km walking.
  2. Reichel's father was the treasurer of the French Union of Athletic Sports Societies (USFSA) and the chief press officer at the 1894 Sorbonne Congress, where the Olympic Movement was founded.
  3. At the 1900 Olympics Reichel competed in rugby and won a gold medal with the French team.
  4. He co-founded the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), and served as its first president in 1924–1932.

The world when Frantz Reichel was born

Frantz Reichel was born in 1871. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Chicago Fire destroys 3.3 square miles
  • Technology milestoneFirst cable car in San Francisco proposed
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population39.4M

1871 versus 2026

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Measure18712026
Population39.4M341 million

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