Pierre Lacaze
_-_53Fi529.jpg) Pierre Lacaze in 1959 | |
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| Nationality | French |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
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| Born | 4 May 1934 Pontacq, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 1995 (aged 61) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (10 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pierre Lacaze (14 June 1925 - 4 February 2014) was a French athlete and later international rugby player, both union and league. His younger brother, Claude, was also a France rugby union & league international player.
Athletics
He competed in the men's high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]
Rugby
After athletics he took up Rugby Union with his local Pontacq club, followed by Racing Club de France and lastly FC Lourdes; winning caps for France too.
He later switched codes to play Rugby League, first for Toulouse, then FC Lezignan; also winning international caps for France.
References
- ^ [ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/pierre-lacaze/summary.html Pierre Lacaze] rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pierre Lacaze Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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- 1925 births
- 2014 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- FC Lourdes players
- France national rugby league team players
- France international rugby union players
- French male high jumpers
- French rugby union players
- Lézignan Sangliers players
- Olympic athletes of France
- Racing 92 players
- Toulouse Olympique players
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