Étienne Bally

Étienne Marcel Bally ( born April 17, 1923) is a French former track and field athlete. He was after the Second World War to the best European sprinters.

1946 saw the first European Championships after the Second World War, held in Oslo. In the 100 -meter run Bally 's was fourth in 10.8, but was not used in the French 4 x 100 - meter relay. At the 1948 Olympic Games in London Bally difference in the 200 - meter race during preprocessing, and gave over 100 meters on.

1950 at the European Championships in Brussels Bally won gold in the 100 meters in 10.7 s over 200 meters, it was in 21.8 s second behind Briton Brian Shenton. The squadron in the cast Étienne Bally, Perlot Jacquet, Yves Camus and Jean -Pierre Guillon documented in 41.8 s second place behind the relay from the Soviet Union. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, he retired the 100 and 200 meters from each in the quarterfinals. With the season he reached the final, where the quartet s finished fifth in 40.9.

In his playing days, he weighed 62 kg at a height of 1.70 m.