Alexandre Maspoli
Alexandre Maspoli (29 September 1875 – 25 September 1943) was a French sculptor and weightlifter. He came joint third in the two-hand lift event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, and was amateur weightlifting champion 19 years in a row. After the First World War, Maspoli designed war memorials, as well as sculptures to commemorate Félix Desvernay, Frantz Reichel, and Julien Barbero.
Alexandre Maspoli

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- Born
- 29 September 1875
- Birthplace
- Lyon, France
- Died
- 25 September 1943
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor · athletics competitor · weightlifter
- Languages
- French
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Alexandre Maspoli (29 September 1875 – 25 September 1943) was a French sculptor and weightlifter. He came joint third in the two-hand lift event at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, and was amateur weightlifting champion 19 years in a row. After the First World War, Maspoli designed war memorials, as well as sculptures to commemorate Félix Desvernay, Frantz Reichel, and Julien Barbero.
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Alexandre Maspoli (1875–1943) was an athletics competitor, sculptor and weightlifter, of French nationality. The athletics competitor was born in Lausanne and died in Caluire-et-Cuire. Languages used include French.
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• Born — 29 September 1875 • Birthplace — Lyon, France • Died — 25 September 1943 • Height — 170cm • Weight — 91kg • Country — France • Sport — * Weightlifting • Standing long jump • Sculpture • Worlds — 1902 • Nationals — 1905, 1907 • Olympics — 1906, 1924 • Show Medals — y • Medal Templates — Weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships Intercalated Games
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Sports career
Maspoli was born in Lyon, France. He was an amateur weightlifting champion 19 years in a row. Maspoli won the combined events at the unofficial 1902 Weightlifting World Championships, setting a new world record in the process. In 1905, Maspoli won the French National Championships. In the throwing event, he threw 130 kg. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Maspoli came joint third in the two-hand lift event. Maspoli, Heinrich Schneidereit and Heinrich Rondl all lifted 129.5 kg. He also participated in the one hand lift event, where he finished fourth, and the standing long jump event, where he finished 18th. In the same year, he featured in La Culture physique, as an example of "perfect masculine physicality". In 1907, Maspoli retained his French National Championship title.
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Alexandre Maspoli is recorded with the occupation athletics competitor. Recorded as sculptor, athletics competitor and weightlifter.

French weightlifter and sculptor Alexandre Maspoli in 1908
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1875
Alexandre Maspoli was born on 29 September 1875.
1922
La Côte-Saint-André war memorial is dated 1922.
1924
Monument aux morts d'Arcachon is dated 1924.
1938
Monument à Julien Barbero is dated 1938.
1943
Alexandre Maspoli died on 25 September 1943.
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Lausanne.
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Caluire-et-Cuire.
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Sculpture
• Illustration — Monument to Frantz Reichel, sculpted by Maspoli. After the First World War, Maspoli was commissioned to build war memorials in La Côte-Saint-André and Arcachon. The Arcachon memorial promoted pacifism and the loss of families in the war. He submitted two works, Jet du boulet and Mask of Philippides, for the mixed sculpture event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was not awarded a medal. In 1928, Maspoli created a bust memorial to historian Félix Desvernay. In 1933, Maspoli was commissioned to create a monument to sportsman and journalist Frantz Reichel in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The sculpture was finished the following year. For this monument, he became the first winner of the Grand Prix de la Presse Sportive award in 1934. The award was created by the Syndicat National des Journalistes sportifs (National Union of Sports Journalists) for the best "sporting act" of the year. In 1938, he built a statue to politician Julien Barbero in Lyon.
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- 1.Alexandre Maspoli. Sports Reference.
- 2.Great Game India. Charles Darwin & The Forgotten Indian Holocaust. GGI News. 6 July 2017.
- 3.Olympic Channel. Alexandre Maspoli biography.
- 4.Mallet, Edouard. HISTORIQUE SUR L'HALTEROPHILIE. Orange S.A.
- 5.Mallon, Bill. The 1906 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Company. 2015. 9781476609515.
- 6.Sports Reference. Weightlifting at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Unlimited, One Hand.
- 7.Swaminathan, Medha. The Missing Link: Tarzan in the Early-20th Century French Fantasy Landscape. Wesleyan University. 75. 2019.
- 8.Pierre Lagrue. Alexandre MASPOLI (1875-1943). 21 May 2017.
- 9.Sports Reference. Art Competitions at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Sculpturing.
- 10.En France et Hors de France. Les Nouvelles littéraires. 8. 28 April 1928.
- 11.E-momumen.net. Monument à Franz Reichel – Paris, 16e arr.
- 12.Frémont, Gaston. L'Athlétisme : organe officiel de la Fédération française d'athlétisme. French Athletics Federation. 3. May 1955.
- 13.La statue en mémoire de Julien Barbero est de retour. Le Progrès. 9 December 2012.
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