▁after ▁jump ing ▁ 1 2 . 7 0 ▁metres ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁behind ▁James ▁Con n olly ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁thus ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁French ▁med all ist . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁T uff ère ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁jump ▁but ▁there ▁isn ' t ▁any ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁distance ▁he ▁jump ed ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁just ▁known ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁four . ▁ ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁T uff ère ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁held ▁in ▁Paris , ▁and ▁again ▁he ▁was ▁representing ▁the ▁French , ▁he ▁ent ert ed ▁the ▁triple ▁jump ▁and ▁again ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁known ▁distance ▁he ▁jump ed ▁but ▁did ▁finish ▁in ▁sixth ▁place . ▁ ▁T uff ère ▁the ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁Inter cal ated ▁Games , ▁this ▁time ▁representing ▁Greece , ▁where ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁ 1 1 0 ▁metres ▁hur d les ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁his ▁heat ▁so ▁didn ' t ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁final , ▁he ▁also ▁entered ▁the ▁standing ▁long ▁jump ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁star ters ▁when ▁he ▁jump ed ▁ 2 . 8 5 5 ▁metres . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁T uff ère , ▁who ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Ath ens ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁nominated ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁ga ull ist ▁group , ▁organized ▁by ▁sympath izers ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁French