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![]() Germaine Delapierre in 1920. | |
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Nationality | French |
Years active | 1912-1921 |
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Event | hurdles |
Club | Femina Sport |
Germaine Delapierre was a pioneering French athlete who specialized in the hurdles. She was also an active footballer. [1]
Germaine Delapierre, graduate in philosophy, was, with the sisters Brulé and Liébrard, one of the founders on 27 July 1912 of Femina Sport, while Faivre Bouvot was the first president. [2] During the great War, these women indicated their desire to break with the prevailing sexual codes of physical activities by adopting the athletic sports. The club itself was a bastion of feminism in sports with Alice Milliat as one of the key militants. [3]
Germaine Delapierre was one of the first international athletes. In 1921 she participated in the 1921 Women's Olympiad winning the hurdles-event. In 1922 she participated in the 1922 Women's Olympiad without reaching a medal.
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