Alexandre Maspoli

Career

Sports career Maspoli was born in Lyon, France. He was an amateur weightlifting champion 19 years in a row. In 1905, Maspoli won the French National Championships. In the throwing event, he threw . He also participated in the one hand lift event, where he finished fourth, and the standing long jump event, where he finished 18th. In 1907, Maspoli retained his French National Championship title. He submitted two works, Jet du boulet and Mask of Philippides, for the mixed sculpture event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was not awarded a medal. In 1928, Maspoli created a bust memorial to historian . In 1933, Maspoli was commissioned to create a monument to sportsman and journalist Frantz Reichel in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The sculpture was finished the following year. For this monument, he became the first winner of the award in 1934. The award was created by the Syndicat National des Journalistes sportifs (National Union of Sports Journalists) for the best "sporting act" of the year. In 1938, he built a statue to politician in Lyon.