Alexandre Maspoli

Alexandre Maspoli

Maspoli in 1908
Personal information
Born	(1875-09-29)29 September 1875 Lyon, France
Died	25 September 1943(1943-09-25) (aged 67)
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Weightlifting Standing long jump Sculpture
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1906, 1924
World finals	1902
National finals	1905, 1907
Medal record Weightlifting Representing  FRA World Weightlifting Championships 1902 London Combined Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Two hand lift

Alexandre Maspoli (29 September 1875 – 25 September 1943)^[1] 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 [fr], Frantz Reichel, and Julien Barbero [fr].