Lucienne Velu

[3] Her rivals were two other Frenchwomen, Lucie Petit-Diagre, a double world record holder in the summer of 1924, with throws of 27.70 m and 28.325 m, and Yvonne Tembouret, who was the world record holder in September 1923 at Paris with a throw of 27.39 m. In the shot put Velu was 8 times champion of France; her rival was Violette Morris.

She participated in the 1928 Olympic Games at Amsterdam and placed fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay (alongside Yolande Plancke, Georgette Gagneux and Marguerite Radideau).

[4] Finally, selected 24 times from 1923 to 1939 for French national teams, she won 43 titles as champion of France, including 33 senior championships for 47 podium visits.

Later, Velu was captain of the French basketball team that became the first women's team to be world champions in French sport, beating United States 34–23 on 11 August 1934 at the 4th Women's World Games in London at White Hall.

The winning team was Gilberte Flouret-Picot, Yvonne Santais, Velu, Simone Richalot de Reims and Jeannine Garnier from Strasbourg.