Jean-Louis Descloux

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Jean-Louis Descloux
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Descloux in 1966
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1937-11-03) 3 November 1937 (age 86)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Event200 metres

Jean-Louis Descloux (born 3 November 1937) is a Swiss sprinter. He is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1962 European Athletics Championships.

He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1962 European Championships, running together with Bruno Galliker, Marius Theiler and Hansruedi Bruder. [1] [2] [3] Descloux also competed in the 100 and 200 metres without reaching the final. [4] [5]

At the 1964 Summer Olympics he competed in the 200 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay without reaching the final. [6] He also competed in the 400 metres at the 1966 European Indoor Games without reaching the final. [7]

His personal best times were 21.2 seconds in the 200 metres (1962) and 47.2 seconds in the 400 metres (1964). [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Men 4x400m Relay Athletics VII European Championships 1962 Beograd (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Haas, Jean-François (15 November 2023). "Bon anniversaire, Monsieur Descloux". La Liberté (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Schafer, Alain (1 October 2020). "L'homme qui était «un peu rapide»". La Broye (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Men 100m Athletics VII European Championships 1962 Beograd (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Men 200m Athletics VII European Championships 1962 Beograd (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 Jean-Louis Descloux at Olympedia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "1966 European Indoor Games, men's 400 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 20 February 2024.


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