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Frantz Reichel

1871 - 1932

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François Étienne "Frantz" Reichel (16 March 1871 – 24 March 1932) 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 Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS), and served as its first president in 1924–1932. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Frantz Reichel is the 879th most popular athlete (up from 1,040th in 2024), the 4,454th most popular biography from France (up from 4,771st in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frantz Reichel ranks 879 out of 6,025Before him are Edward Cook, Olha Bryzhina, Jan Jindra, Manlio Di Rosa, Mel Sheppard, and Helena Fibingerová. After him are Gábor Delneky, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ileana Silai, Fauja Singh, Kalervo Toivonen, and Bilistiche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Frantz Reichel ranks 135Before him are Lou Tseng-Tsiang, Grafton Elliot Smith, Jacob Ellehammer, Dun Karm Psaila, Giovanni Giorgi, and Sevasti Qiriazi. After him are Harry Brearley, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Louis Perrée, Robert Hugh Benson, and Joaquín Chapaprieta. Among people deceased in 1932, Frantz Reichel ranks 116Before him are Eduard Sievers, Charles Winckler, Väinö Siikaniemi, Pritilata Waddedar, Charles Wallace Richmond, and Edgard Colle. After him are Kliment Boyadzhiev, Ellen Churchill Semple, René Bazin, László Lukács, Francisco Lagos Cházaro, and Hermanis Matisons.

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In France

Among people born in France, Frantz Reichel ranks 4,453 out of 6,770Before him are Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (1808), Jean Marcel Honoré (1920), Charles Joseph Minard (1781), Victor Bérard (1864), and Lucien Clergue (1934). After him are Saint-Pol-Roux (1861), Jean Richard (1921), Louis Garrel (1983), Erwin Vandendaele (1945), Henri Hubert (1872), Eugène Guillevic (1907), and Fulgence Bienvenüe (1852).

Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Frantz Reichel ranks 47Before him are Henri Bouckaert (1870), René Bougnol (1911), Guy Drut (1950), René Bondoux (1905), André Gaboriaud (1895), and Camille Mandrillon (1891). After him are Eugène Grisot (1866), Marcel Hansenne (1917), Charles Perrin (1875), Maurice Huet (1918), Guy de Luget (1884), and Bernard Morel (1925).