Marcel Paterni

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMarcel•Paterni
Used nameMarcel•Paterni
Born22 September 1936 in Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat (MAR)
Died13 July 2019 in Aurillac, Cantal (FRA)
Measurements163 cm / 75-82 kg
NOC France

Biography

Marcel Paterni was a French weightlifter who competed in middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions. He competed at three Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964), just missing a medal in 1960 as a middleweight when he finished fourth. Paterni set one world record, in the light-heavyweight military press in 1959, with 150.5 kg at Marseilles in July.

Paterni won two bronze medals at the World Championships, both as a middleweight, in 1958 and 1961. He was more successful at the World Championships, winning six medals, with two silvers in middleweight in 1957-58, two bronzes in middleweight in 1961-62, and two more bronzes as a light-heavyweight in 1960 and 1964.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Weightlifting FRA Marcel Paterni
Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) 7
1960 Summer Olympics Weightlifting FRA Marcel Paterni
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) 4
1964 Summer Olympics Weightlifting FRA Marcel Paterni
Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) AC

Special Notes