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Léon Moreaux

1852 - 1921

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Léon Ernest Moreaux (10 March 1852 in Féron – 11 November 1921 in Rennes) was a French sports shooter and Olympian who competed in pistol and rifle shooting in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Having taken up the sport of shooting earlier in the 19th century, at the age of 38 he prepared himself for competition in the 1900 Olympic Games, which were held in Paris in his home country. He participated in shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the 25 metre firearm and in the Military Revolver Teams 50m for France and won another silver medal. He also competed in a number of other shooting competitions including the Free Rifle standing and kneeling competitions, where he finished 17th place in each, and in the Free Rifle (prone) competition where he narrowly missed the bronze medal, finishing fourth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Léon Moreaux is the 1,039th most popular athlete (up from 1,586th in 2019), the 4,602nd most popular biography from France (up from 5,049th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Léon Moreaux ranks 1,039 out of 6,025. Before him are Sándor Rozsnyói, Valerio Perentin, Rudolf Harbig, Bengt Eriksson, Edwin Vásquez, and Eero Berg. After him are Frankie Fredericks, Henry Petersen, Gaston Aumoitte, Guinn Smith, Jim Wedderburn, and Marie-José Pérec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Léon Moreaux ranks 110. Before him are Johan Ramstedt, Orest Khvolson, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Lin Shu, Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, and Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland. After him are Joseph Timchenko, Theodore Robinson, Máximo Tajes, James Dwight, Robert Hausmann, and George Clausen. Among people deceased in 1921, Léon Moreaux ranks 115. Before him are Ludwig Knorr, Julius von Hann, Rafael Reyes, Mary Watson Whitney, Jean Aicard, and Leo Königsberger. After him are Oswald Schmiedeberg, Ludwig Thoma, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Nino Martoglio, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, and Emily Davies.

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In France

Among people born in France, Léon Moreaux ranks 4,602 out of 6,770. Before him are Robert Lamoureux (1920), Victor Thibault (1867), Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682), Tahar Rahim (1981), Jacques Audiberti (1899), and Georges Bereta (1946). After him are Jean Dotto (1928), Hedi Slimane (1968), Alphonse Areola (1993), Emma Shapplin (1974), Hatem Ben Arfa (1987), and Gotlib (1934).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Léon Moreaux ranks 63. Before him are Gaston Amson (1883), Adolphe Grisel (1872), Raymond Salles (1920), Albert Champoudry (1880), Roger de Barbarin (1860), and Victor Thibault (1867). After him are Achille Paroche (1868), Paul Bontemps (1902), Jean Collas (1874), Fernand Jourdant (1903), Henri Guérin (1905), and Jean-Guy Gautier (1875).

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