Louise Bellon

Louise Baptistine Bellon (17 August 1908 - 17 July 1987) was a French track and field athlete  during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics. She was specialized in the middle-distance but also competed in sprint events.birth notice n.1414 of 18 August 1908, Archives du Var, Commune de ToulonDictionnaire de L'Athlétisme Française  A-D, p. 7, Fédération française d’athlétisme (FFA) She won a silver and bronze medal at the second Women's World Games in 1926.

Biography
Career
Bellon was born in 1908 and became during her youth member of OS Toulon, and was member of the club throughout her active sporting career.

On 14 July 1926 she became French national championships in the 1000 meters in Bry-sur-Marne. At the nation championships in 1928 she finished third in the 800 metres.Les finalistes des championnats de France  p. 55, 61, FFA

In 1926, she represented France at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg and won the silver medal in the 4 × 110 yards relay together with Geneviève Laloz, Yolande Plancke and Marguerite Radideau.Jeux Mondiaux  Féminins  Commission documentation et histoire, cdm.athle.com, p. 8 She also won the bronze medal in the 1000 metres event behind British Edith Trickey and Swedish Inga Gentzel.FSFI Women's World Games GBR Athletics

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Other websites
Image of Bellon, second from the left at the 1926 Women's World Games

Category:1908 births
Category:1987 deaths
Category:French sprinters
Category:Middle-distance runners
Category:Sportspeople from Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Category:People from Toulon