View source for Marcel Lalu

{{short description|French gymnast}}

{{Infobox gymnast
|name= Marcel Lalu
|image= 
|imagesize=
|caption=
|fullname=
|altname=
|nickname=
|country={{FRA}}
|formercountry=
|birth_date= {{birth date|1882|3|24|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Limoges]], France
|hometown=
|residence=
|death_date= {{death date and age|1951|5|3|1882|3|24|df=yes}}
|death_place= [[Limoges]], France
|height=
|discipline=MAG
|level=
|natlteam=
|club=
|gym=
|collegeteam=
|headcoach=
|assistcoach=
|formercoach=
|choreographer=
|music=
|eponymousskills=
|retired=
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates= <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] -->
{{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1905 Bordeaux]]|Team}}<ref>{{cite book |author=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique |title=125th Anniversary - The story goes on... |publisher=FIG |date=2005 |page=61 }}</ref>
{{MedalGold|[[1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1905 Bordeaux]]|All-Around}}
{{MedalGold|[[1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1905 Bordeaux]]|Horizontal bar}}
{{MedalGold|[[1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1905 Bordeaux]]|Parallel bars}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1905 Bordeaux]]|Pommel horse}}
}}

'''Marcel Lalu''' (24 March 1882 in [[Limoges]] – 3 May 1951 in Limoges)<ref name="Olympedia">{{Olympedia|29968}}</ref> was a French [[Artistic gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed in the [[1900 Summer Olympics]], in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]], and in the [[1912 Summer Olympics]]. In 1900 he finished eighth in the [[Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics|combined exercises competition]] which was the only Olympic gymnastic event. Eight years later he finished seventh in the [[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's all-around|1908 all-around competition]] and at the 1912 Games he finished again seventh in the [[Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's all-around|all-around contest]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/marcel-lalu-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417200558/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/marcel-lalu-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Marcel Lalu Olympic Results |accessdate=12 July 2019}}</ref>  

Marcel Lalu is officially recognized by both the [[International Gymnastics Federation|FIG]]<ref name="FIG 125 Years">{{cite book |editor=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=The Story Goes On: 125 Ans/Years Federation Internationale Gymnastique 1881-2006 |url= http://www.fig-docs.com/website/highlights/The_story_goes_on_150dpi.pdf |publisher=International Gymnastics Federation |language=fr, en |page=61}}</ref>  (the official governing body of the sport of [[Artistic gymnastics|Artistic Gymnastics]]) and [[USA Gymnastics|USAG]]<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated -->|title=Event History > World Championships – Men’s Past Champions |url=https://usagym.org/history/mens-world-champions/ |website=usagym.org |location=Indianapolis, IN, USA |publisher=USA Gymnastics |access-date=May 28, 2025}}</ref> (the official governing body of the sport of Artistic gymnastics within the USA) as the 1905 World All-Around Champion in the sport of Artistic gymnastics.


==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Sports links}}

{{NavigationWorldChampionsArtisticGymnasticsMenTC|1905}}
{{Footer World Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Champions (Men)}}
{{NavigationWorldChampionsArtisticGymnasticsMen’sParallelBars}}
{{NavigationWorldChampionsArtisticGymnasticsMenHorizontalBar}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lalu, Marcel}}
[[Category:1882 births]]
[[Category:1951 deaths]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Limoges]]
[[Category:French male artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:Olympic gymnasts for France]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 1900 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century French sportsmen]]


{{France-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub}}