André Tison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Tison

French discus thrower and shot putter

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1885

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1963

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

André Tison (26 February 1885 – 25 December 1963) was a French track and field athlete who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1906 he finished fourth in the shot put, fifth in the freestyle discus throw, and 22nd in the standing long jump competition.
Two years later he placed eighth in the discus throw, while his result in the shot put contest is unknown.
In 1912 he was ninth in the shot put and 30th in the discus throw, and in 1920 he finished eleventh in the discus throw.Tison was the French champion in the shot put (1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914) and discus throw (1907–1914 and 1920); he finished second in the shot put (1909, 1912, 1919, and 1920) and javelin throw (1913) and third in discus throw (1919).
He held national records in the shot put (1905: 12.46 m, 1907: 12.75 m, 1908: 12.81 m, 1909: 13.145 m) and discus throw (1908: 39.13 m, 1909: 41.25 m, 1913: 41.58 m).