Alexandre Maspoli participant of 1906 Intercalated Games
Career
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 kilograms (290 lb). 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 kilograms (285 lb).: 146  He also participated in the one hand lift event, where he finished fourth, and the standing long jump event, where he finished 18th.: 54  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.