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Nationality | French |
Born | Bordeaux, France | 27 December 1940
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Sport | Field hockey |
Jean-Claude Merkes (born 27 December 1940) is a French field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
France competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 200 competitors, 169 men and 31 women, took part in 107 events in 16 sports.
France competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, and failed to win a single gold medal for the second time only in the history of the modern Olympic Games. 238 competitors, 210 men and 28 women, took part in 120 events in 19 sports.
France competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 137 competitors, 119 men and 18 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.
France competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 245 competitors, 214 men and 31 women, took part in 131 events in 18 sports.
Jean-Luc Crétier is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He was one of the four members of the "Top Guns" team, created and trained by Serge Guillaume outwith the mainstream of the French Alpine Ski Federation, along with Luc Alphand, Franck Piccard, and Denis Rey.
Jean Stern was a French Olympic champion épée fencer.
Guy Périllat Merceroz is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s.
Jean-Claude Magnan is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and a medalist in three successive Olympics.
Jean-Claude Rabbath is a Lebanese high jumper.
Jean-Louis René Olry is a French retired slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Jean-Claude Patrice Jacques Bernard Olry is a French retired slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Jean-Claude Nallet is a retired French sprinter that competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 400 m hurdles and reached the final in the relay. He won two gold and two silver medals in these events at the European championships of 1969-1974. Nallet retired after finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships. He is married to French Olympic gymnast Chantal Seggiaro.
Jean-Claude Brondani is a French former judoka who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Jean-Claude Lecante is a French former cyclist. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team pursuit event.
Three Sailors is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Marcel Merkès, Henri Génès and Jeannette Batti.
Jean-Claude Amoureux is a French sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Jean-Claude Arifon was a French hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Jean-Claude Druart was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.