After an impressive silver medal at the Championnats de France d'athlétisme, a competition in which he would achieve 19 medals including 13 golds over the next 12 years,[1] Noël was selected for the French Olympic discus team for the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. Though he finished some way off the medal positions he went on to break the French discus record in the trials for the 1932 Summer Olympics, throwing 49.44 m.[2][4] He travelled to the Games in Los Angeles, California and led out the team in the opening ceremony as the French flag bearer.[2][5] The French team convinced the U.S. officials that wine was an essential part of their competitors' diets, receiving special permission to circumvent the prohibition in force across the country. Noël took full advantage of this and is reported as "swigging champagne with his compatriots" in the locker room between rounds at the discus event. There was then further controversy when Noël finished in fourth place: the officials in charge of the event disallowed a throw that is believed to have been farther than gold medal winner John Anderson's 49.39 m attempt. The throw was not accepted because the officials did not see where it landed, their attention being drawn to the pole vaulting competition instead. Noël was allowed an additional attempt but could not match his earlier performance, reaching 47.74 m and finishing fourth.[6][7][8] Anderson went on to improve his distance to 49.49 m, an Olympic record.[6]
Noël went on to compete at the inaugural European Athletics Championships in 1934 in Turin, Italy, finishing seventh in the discus and tenth in the shot put.[2] The 1936 Olympic Games were held in Berlin and Noël was again selected as the flag bearer for his country.[5] Noël returned to European competition at the 1938 Championships in Paris, again finishing seventh in the discus and improving to ninth in the shot put.[2]
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jules, noël, athlete, french, maritime, painter, jules, achille, noël, jules, noël, january, 1903, 1940, french, athlete, competed, discus, shot, european, athletics, championships, three, olympic, games, jules, noëlnoël, 1938personal, informationborn, 1903, j. For the French maritime painter see Jules Achille Noel Jules Noel 27 January 1903 19 May 1940 was a French athlete who competed in discus and shot put at two European Athletics Championships and three Olympic Games Jules NoelNoel in 1938Personal informationBorn 1903 01 27 27 January 1903Norrent Fontes Pas de Calais FranceDied19 May 1940 1940 05 19 aged 37 near Escaudœuvres Nord FranceOccupation s French soldier athleteHeight6 ft 3 in 191 cm Weight198 lb 90 kg Medal record Men s Athletics Shot put amp DiscusRepresenting FranceChampionnats de France d athletisme 1 August 1927 ShotJuly 1928 ShotJuly 1928 DiscusJuly 1929 ShotJuly 1929 DiscusJuly 1930 ShotJuly 1930 DiscusJune 1932 ShotJune 1932 DiscusJuly 1933 ShotJuly 1933 DiscusJuly 1934 ShotJuly 1934 DiscusJuly 1936 ShotJuly 1936 DiscusJuly 1938 ShotJuly 1938 DiscusJuly 1939 ShotJuly 1939 Discus Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Career 1 2 Death 2 ReferencesBiography editJules Noel was born on 27 January 1903 in Norrent Fontes Pas de Calais France 2 He joined the French Army and rose to the rank of Sergeant 3 Career edit After an impressive silver medal at the Championnats de France d athletisme a competition in which he would achieve 19 medals including 13 golds over the next 12 years 1 Noel was selected for the French Olympic discus team for the 1928 Games in Amsterdam Though he finished some way off the medal positions he went on to break the French discus record in the trials for the 1932 Summer Olympics throwing 49 44 m 2 4 He travelled to the Games in Los Angeles California and led out the team in the opening ceremony as the French flag bearer 2 5 The French team convinced the U S officials that wine was an essential part of their competitors diets receiving special permission to circumvent the prohibition in force across the country Noel took full advantage of this and is reported as swigging champagne with his compatriots in the locker room between rounds at the discus event There was then further controversy when Noel finished in fourth place the officials in charge of the event disallowed a throw that is believed to have been farther than gold medal winner John Anderson s 49 39 m attempt The throw was not accepted because the officials did not see where it landed their attention being drawn to the pole vaulting competition instead Noel was allowed an additional attempt but could not match his earlier performance reaching 47 74 m and finishing fourth 6 7 8 Anderson went on to improve his distance to 49 49 m an Olympic record 6 Noel went on to compete at the inaugural European Athletics Championships in 1934 in Turin Italy finishing seventh in the discus and tenth in the shot put 2 The 1936 Olympic Games were held in Berlin and Noel was again selected as the flag bearer for his country 5 Noel returned to European competition at the 1938 Championships in Paris again finishing seventh in the discus and improving to ninth in the shot put 2 Death edit Noel died during World War II from a wound sustained during a battle outside Escaudœuvres near Cambrai 9 References edit a b Dupuy Gerard Les finalistes des championnats de France 1888 a 1969 permanent dead link The finals of the Championships of France 1888 to 1969 20 October 2011 Commission de la documentation et de l histoire Literature and History Commission Accessed 30 October 2011 in French a b c d e Jules Noel Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Accessed 30 October 2011 Foreign Athletes Continue To Pour Into Country For Big Games 13 July 1932 Pittsburgh Post Gazette p 12 Accessed 30 October 2011 Track Lewiston Evening Journal 6 July 1932 p 13 Accessed 30 October 2011 a b Ireland Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Accessed 30 October 2011 a b Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s Discus Throw Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Accessed 30 October 2011 August 3 down the years Gold for Jesse Owens ESPN Accessed 30 October 2011 Cousineau Phil The Olympic odyssey rekindling the true spirit of the great games 2003 Quest Books Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jules Noel athlete amp oldid 1203599619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
