Julien Médécin
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art competitions | ||
| 1924 Paris | Town planning | |
Julien Médécin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julien 3 November 1894 Monaco |
| Died | 26 January 1986 (aged 91) Monaco |
| Citizenship | Monaco |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Notable work | Fondation de Monaco |
| Father | François Médecin |
| Awards | Knight of the Legion of Honour Olympic bronze medal |
Julien Médécin (3 November 1894 – 26 January 1986) was a Monegasque architect. He won a bronze medal in Designs for Town Planning at the 1924 Olympics in Paris for his design of the stadium for Monte Carlo in Fonteville with a cycling track, a rugby and football pitch, and a nautical basin.
Career
Julien Médécin was born on November 3, 1884, in Monaco. Both his father François and his brother Marcel were also architects.[1]
Médécin received his architecture diploma from the École des Beaux-arts in Paris in 1921. He returned home to work in Monaco and Nice in the 1930s. Médécin was a student of Gabriel Héraud and Victor Laloux; his work was primarily classified as art deco and modern architecture.[1]
In 1937, Médécin designed the Fondation de Monaco student residence, which is part of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris campus in Paris.[2][3][4] He also designed the Villa Gloriette apartment building in Monaco, which was torn down in the 1960s.[5]
Médécin joined the Société des architectes diplômés du gouvernement (S.A.D.G.) in 1944.[6]
1924 Summer Olympics
Médécin received a bronze medal for his design of the Stadium for Monte Carlo in Monaco at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. As of January 2026, he remains the only Monegasque competitor to have won an Olympic medal in any discipline. The medals in art competitions are considered official medals by the IOC, but not as an olympic sport. Nevertheless, these medals are officially included in the country profiles and in the medal tables.[7][8] However, most secondary sources only consider medals in sports competitions and list Monaco with zero medals.[9][10] As a result, Monaco, which has appeared in 33 Olympic Games as of 2021, holds the mark for the most Olympic appearances without a sporting medal.[11]
Honors
- 1944: Knight of the Legion of Honour[6]
- Commander of the Order of Saint Charles[12]
References
- ^ a b "Architecte : Julien Médecin". www.pss-archi.eu.
- ^ "PSS / CIUP - Fondation de Monaco (Paris, France)". www.pss-archi.eu.
- ^ "Fondation de Monaco EN". CIUP.
- ^ "Façade principale; Julien Médecin, architecte, 22 décembre 1932; AN, 20090013/352. (résidence d'étudiants dite Maison de Monaco) - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel". inventaire.iledefrance.fr.
- ^ "PSS / Villa Gloriette (Monaco, Monaco)". www.pss-archi.eu.
- ^ a b "Julien Médecin". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Monaco - Olympics Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Paris 1924 Medal Table". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (15 February 2022). "Monaco gets its best Olympic sport finish, 6th in bobsled". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Associated Press. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Monaco Now - Monaco, a nation steeped in Olympic history". MonacoNow. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Monaco, a nation steeped in Olympic history". Monaco Now. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Annuaire officiel de la Principauté de Monaco" (PDF). Archives-annuaire-officiel.gouv.mc. March 1979. Retrieved 2024-10-06.