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Émile-Georges Drigny (3 July 1883 – 9 July 1957) was a French sports official and water polo player, who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He started his career as a sports administrator around 1911, when he became head of the swimming section of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. He was responsible for the swimming events at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he also worked as a journalist for L'Intransigeant. In 1926 he co-founded the Ligue Européenne de Natation and was its president in 1938–1948. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee and president of FINA in 1928–1932 and of the Fédération Française de Natation in 1942–1949. In 1984, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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  • Émile-Georges Drigny (de)
  • Émile-Georges Drigny (fr)
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  • Émile-Georges Drigny (* 3. Juli 1883 in Melun; † 1957) war ein französischer Wasserballspieler, Sportfunktionär und Journalist. Drigny nahm 1920 als Mitglied der französischen Nationalmannschaft an den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1920 in Antwerpen teil. Von 1928 bis 1932 war er Präsident des Weltschwimmverbandes FINA. Im Jahr 1984 wurde er in die Ruhmeshalle des internationalen Schwimmsports aufgenommen. In Erinnerung an Drigny wurde in Paris im 10. Arrondissement eine Schwimmhalle nach ihm benannt. (de)
  • Émile-Georges Drigny (né le 3 juillet 1883 à Melun et mort le 9 juillet 1957 à Ivry-sur-Seine ) était un nageur puis un dirigeant sportif français. (fr)
  • Émile-Georges Drigny (3 July 1883 – 9 July 1957) was a French sports official and water polo player, who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He started his career as a sports administrator around 1911, when he became head of the swimming section of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. He was responsible for the swimming events at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where he also worked as a journalist for L'Intransigeant. In 1926 he co-founded the Ligue Européenne de Natation and was its president in 1938–1948. He was also a member of the International Olympic Committee and president of FINA in 1928–1932 and of the Fédération Française de Natation in 1942–1949. In 1984, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. (en)
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  • Melun, France (en)
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