Paul Genevay

Paul Genevay
Genevay at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born21 January 1939 (1939-01-21)
La Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France
Died11 March 2022 (2022-03-12) (aged 83)
France
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubGrenoble Union Club
Lyon OU
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.3 (1966)
200 m – 20.9 (1959)
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo4×100 m
Mediterranean Games
1959 Beirut200 m
1959 Beirut4×100 m
1959 Beirut100 m
1959 Beirut4×400 m
1963 Naples4×100 m

Paul Louis Marcel Genevay (21 January 1939 – 11 March 2022) was a French sprinter. He competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay in 1964. He failed to reach the final in three other competitions. Genevay won two gold and one silver medals in the sprint at the 1959 Mediterranean Games. He died on 11 March 2022, at the age of 83.