Marcel Pelletier (athlete)

Marcel Pelletier (born 26 February 1888; date of death unknown) was a Luxembourgish thrower. Pelletier would compete at the 1912 Summer Olympics, representing Luxembourg in men's athletics.
Pelletier would first compete in the against twenty-one other competitors. There, he would place seventeenth overall. He would then compete in the against forty other competitors. There, he would place 31st overall after recording a single distance.
Biography
Marcel Pelletier was born on 26 February 1888 in Dudelange, Luxembourg. Pelletier would compete at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, representing Luxembourg in two men's athletics events.
Pelletier would first compete in the on 10 July against twenty-one other competitors. The competitors would compete at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium for the athletics events. There, he would throw successive measurements of 10.68 metres and 11.04 metres before failing his third attempt. He would not advance for three more throws and would place seventeenth overall with his highest credited distance of 11.04 metres in the event.
His next competition would be the held two days later on 12 July against forty other competitors. There, he would only throw a distance of 33.73 metres before fouling his second attempt and passing on his third attempt. He would not advance for three more throws and would place 31st overall with his highest credited distance of 33.73 metres in the event.
He was also entered in the and but would not compete in either event.<ref name=bio />

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