Fernand Gonder

Fernand Gonder
	Gonder in 1911
Personal information
Born	12 June 1883; Bordeaux, France
Died	10 March 1969 (aged 85); Tonnay-Charente, France
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault, long jump
Club	SA Bordeaux (1904–1906 and 1914); FC Talence (1907–1912); CA Bègles (1913)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	PV – 3.83 m (1905); LJ – 6.54 m (1907)
Medal record
Representing France
Intercalated Games

Fernand Gonder (12 June 1883 – 10 March 1969) was a French pole vaulter who won the gold medal at the 1906 Intercalated Games.^[4]

Career

Gonder was selected to represent France at the 1906 Olympic Games and won gold in the pole jump event. Four years later at the 1912 Summer Olympics he finished 15th in the same event.

Gonder was the French champion in 1904, 1905, 1913 and 1914, finishing second in 1912.^[2] Gonder also won the British AAA Championships title in the pole jump event at the 1905 AAA Championships.^[5] He returned in 1913 to claim third place behind Swedes Clas Gille and Carl Hårleman at the 1913 AAA Championships.^[6] ^[7]

References

^ Dupuy, Gérard (20 May 2017). "Les Jeux Olympiques" (PDF). French Athletics Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fernand Gonder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
^ Fernand Gonder. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ "Fernand Gonder". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.