He received a good education at the Saint-Louis de Gonzague Institution which enabled him to join the School of Public Works of Paris, in order to obtain an engineering degree.

In spring 1925, he resumed competition and won an 80 meters at Porte-Dorée stadium, then the Prix Blanchet in front of Maurice Degrelle.

[8] He won meetings in Bordeaux, Metz and Lisbon and then finished second in the British 1925 AAA Championships behind Loren Murchison.

[9][10][11] Member of CASG, he takes part in the speed criterion of Pershing stadium where he competed with André Moulon[12] and won the 100 yards and the 100 meters improving his time in 10 s 6, which corresponded to the Olympic record set by Harold Abrahams in Paris.

Despite a time of 10.9 in the quarterfinals, he failed to qualify for the semi-finals, finishing 3rd, beaten by the Canadian Percy Williams and Britain's Jack London.