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Marie Marvingt

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French athlete and aviator (1875-1963)

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Marie Félicie Élisabeth Marvingt was a French athlete, mountaineer, aviator, and journalist. She was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps. Marvingt was a record-breaking balloonist, and during World War I she became the first female combat pilot.

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Awards 5

1957Knight of the ordre de la Santé publique
1949Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms
Aeronautical Medal
Croix de guerre 1914-1918

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Marie Félicie Élisabeth Marvingt was a French athlete, mountaineer, aviator, and journalist. She was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps. Marvingt was a record-breaking balloonist, and during World War I she became the first female combat pilot. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements including those of swimming, cycling, mountain climbing, winter sports, ballooning, flying, riding, gymnastics, athletics, rifle shooting, and fencing.

Country
France
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1963 · aged 88
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24 languages

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