Category:Étienne Desmarteau
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English: Étienne Desmarteau (4 February 1873 - 29 October 1905 in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the weight throwing event at the 1904 Summer Olympics. For some time, it was thought that Desmarteau was the first Olympic champion from Canada, but it was later discovered that 1900 champion George Orton, who ran for an American university, was also Canadian.
Français : Étienne Desmarteau, ( Boucherville, Québec, ) est un athlète québécois. Il a remporté la médaille d'or aux Jeux olympiques d'été de Saint-Louis de 1904 au lancer du poids de 56 livres.
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Date of birth | 4 February 1873 Boucherville | ||||
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Date of death | 29 October 1905 Montreal | ||||
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Media in category "Étienne Desmarteau"
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- Desmarteau (surname)
- Étienne (given name)
- 1873 births
- 1905 deaths
- Deaths from typhoid fever
- Panthéon des sports du Québec inductees
- Members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- 1904 Summer Olympics medal winners from Canada
- Deaths in Montreal
- 1904 Summer Olympics athletics competitors from Canada
- 32-year-old deaths