Maurice Schilles

Maurice Schilles

Schilles in 1909
Personal information
Born	25 February 1888 Puteaux, France
Died	20 December 1957 (aged 69) Paris, France
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track cycling
Club	CASG Paris
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 1908 London Tandem 1908 London 5000 m UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1909 Copenhagen Sprint, amateur 1924 Paris Sprint, professional 1925 Amsterdam Sprint, professional

Maurice Auguste Schilles (25 February 1888 – 20 December 1957) was a French track cyclist.^[1] At the 1908 Olympics he won a gold medal in the tandem, together with André Auffray, and a silver in the 5000 m event. He also competed in the sprint; in the final, the time limit was exceeded, resulting in the race being declared void and no medals being awarded. According to the official report he won the race by inches. In the 660 yards event he was eliminated in the first round. In the team pursuit competition he was a member of the French team that was eliminated in the first round.^[2]

Schilles was a mechanic, and built lightweight bikes. He started racing in 1905, mostly in the sprint, and in 1907 won his first Paris championship. In 1909 he won a bronze medal at the world championships. He raced professionally in 1919–1928 and won the national sprint title in 1923, as well as two medals at the world championships in 1924 and 1925.^[3] Besides cycling, he competed nationally in swimming, boxing and running.^[2]

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