birth_place sport birth_date article_title name
leuven , belgium sports shooting 29 september 1900 marcel lafortune
 marcel lafortune
marcel lafortune

marcel jean josse lafortune -lrb- born 29 september 1900 , date of death unknown -rrb- was a belgian rifle shooter who competed at four olympic games -lrb- 1936 , 1948 , 1956 , 1960 -rrb- .
he was born in leuven .
his best result was 8th at the 50m free pistol at the 1948 olympics in london .
he came from a shooting family with sixteen olympic appearances between them .
his 1948 appearance at the olympics was with his older brother , five-time olympian françois lafortune , sr. .
his 1956 appearance was with his nephew , seven-time olympian françois lafortune , jr. .
his 1960 appearance was with both françois lafortunes .
his other brother hubert lafortune was part of the belgium gymnastics team that won silver at the 1920 olympic games .
