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Henri Hérouin

1876 - 2000

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Henri Louis Hérouin, Sr. (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi eʁwɛ̃]; 19 February 1876 in Congis-sur-Thérouanne – 6 January 1926 in Pomponne) was a French competitor in the sport of archery. Hérouin won the first prize, and is now considered by the International Olympic Committee to have won the gold medal[1], in the 50 metre Au Cordon Doré event at the first Olympic appearance of archery, in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. His score of 31 put him 2 points above his closest competitor Hubert Van Innis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Hérouin is the 722nd most popular athlete (up from 1,073rd in 2019), the 4,283rd most popular biography from France (up from 4,778th in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Henri Hérouin ranks 722 out of 6,025Before him are Doug Rogers, Géo André, Guy Butler, Frank Havens, Ivan Brown, and Franco Faggi. After him are Verner Järvinen, Bob Kiesel, Benjamin Kogo, Emerson Spencer, George Dole, and Audrey Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Henri Hérouin ranks 159Before him are Harriet Brooks, Alaiza Pashkevich, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Albert Bruce Jackson, Ameen Rihani, and Alexandros Papanastasiou. After him are Paul Rivet, H. B. Warner, Max O. Lorenz, Nikolay Burdenko, Havergal Brian, and John Marshall. Among people deceased in 2000, Henri Hérouin ranks 212Before him are Anatoli Firsov, H. C. Artmann, Robert R. Wilson, Jack Nitzsche, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, and Enric Valor i Vives. After him are Olena Apanovych, Abraham Pais, Joann Lõssov, Rodolfo Pini, Vladimir Bagirov, and Billy Barty.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri Hérouin ranks 4,283 out of 6,770Before him are Eugène Balme (1874), Henri Tauzin (1879), Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville (1799), Albert Auguste Perdonnet (1801), Noël Roquevert (1892), and Géo André (1889). After him are Paul Rivet (1876), Joël Bats (1957), Gilles Berolatti (1944), Jean-Richard Bloch (1884), Hippolyte Girardot (1955), and Roger Marche (1924).

Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Henri Hérouin ranks 38Before him are Henri Deloge (1874), Colette Besson (1946), Jacqueline Mazéas (1920), Eugène Balme (1874), Henri Tauzin (1879), and Géo André (1889). After him are Jacques Sautereau (1860), Jacques Noël (1920), René Barbier (1891), Édouard Artigas (1906), Henri Bouckaert (1870), and René Bougnol (1911).