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Jules Marcadet | |
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 Jules Marcadet | |
| Born | 18 March 1866 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 August 1959 Vaucresson, France |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris (1885) |
| Occupation | Founder of Stade Français |
Jules Marcadet (Paris, March 10, 1866 – Vaucresson, August 15, 1959) was a French sports executive.[1]
Biography
editBorn into a family from the Sarthe region and orphaned at the age of 15, Jules Marcadet founded Stade Français at the Café Procope in Saint-Germain-des-Prés on December 13, 1883; at the same time, he was admitted to HEC Paris, securing a scholarship to complete his studies, which culminated in his graduation in 1885.[1]
As Secretary General of Stade Français, he obtained authorization on June 27, 1884, to use the terraces of the Tuileries and the Orangerie on Sunday mornings and Thursday afternoons for athlete training; recruitment was primarily academic and made without regard to social class. Stade Français won the French rugby championship in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, and 1898; cycling and tennis were among the most popular disciplines within the sports club. Marcadet retired in 1899 and was named Honorary President for Life.[2]
The founders of Racing Club de France and Stade Français established the Union des sociétés françaises de course à pied (Union of French Running Societies) on November 20, 1887; two years later, on January 31, 1889, this became the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA). It was presided over by Georges de Saint-Clair, with Marcadet serving as Secretary General—a position he handed over to Pierre de Coubertin in 1890.[3]
Marcadet subsequently became a senior official at the Ministry of Finance, which reassigned him away from Paris starting in 1926. He later served as Treasurer General for the Ain department and subsequently for Yonne. He retired in 1931. Jules Marcadet received the Medal of Honor for Youth and Sports and became an officer of the Order of Agricultural Merit and the Legion of Honour; in 2002, he was also inducted into the Gloire du sport (Hall of Fame of French Sport).[4]
Bibliography
edit- Pierre Arnaud, Le corps en mouvement, (Dunod) réédition numérique FeniXX, 1981, ISBN 9791037601957.
- Philip Dine, French Rugby Football, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2001, ISBN 1847880320.
- Jean Le Floc'hmoan, La genèse des sports, FeniXX réédition numérique, 1962, ISBN 2402300906.
- Jean Toussaint Fieschi, Histoire du sport français, FeniXX réédition numérique, 1983, ISBN 2307137122
References
edit- 1 2 "Marcadet". lanouvellerepublique.fr. January 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Stade Français". fechain-athletisme.fr.
- ↑ "Biographie de Jules Marcadet (1866-1959), grand dirigeant sp - Lot 18". Coutau-Bégarie.
- ↑ "Célébrer l'héritage, honorer la fidélité | Le Stade Français". stadefrancais.com/.
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