Constant Roux

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameConstant Ambroise•Roux
Used nameConstant•Roux
Born20 April 1865 in Marseille (Marseilles), Bouches-du-Rhône (FRA)
Died17 November 1942 in Marseille (Marseilles), Bouches-du-Rhône (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

French sculptor Constant Roux studied wood carving at the School of Fine Arts in Marseille, and later continued in Paris. In 1894 he received the Prix de Rome. After World War I he was commissioned to work on various war memorials. In 1922 he created a bust of the French runner Jean Bouin, which was originally erected in the Parc Borély in Marseilles, before it was moved to the forecourt of the velodrome in 1939. During World War II, the statue was saved from being sent to the smelter by the German occupying troops for the recovery of bronze. Later, it was restored and reiterated. The monument bears the inscription “This monument was donated to the city of Marseille by the Petit Provençal and friends of Jean Bouin” and “Jean Bouin holder of the world record of the hour run - 19 km 921 - Died for the Fatherland - 1883-1914”. The gypsum model was 1.03 m high. The bronze sculpture is available in this format and in a size of 60 cm. A copy is also present in the National Sports Museum. He also designed a bust of Bouin, which stands on his grave. Roux mainly produced busts, portraits, reliefs and friezes, including the monument of Prince Albert I in Monaco.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Art Competitions FRA Constant Roux
Sculpturing, Statues, Open (Olympic) AC