Yvonne Curtet
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 28 May 1920 (age 104) Cannes |
| Sport | |
| Event | Long jump |
Yvonne Alice Curtet (née Chabot; born 28 May 1920 in Cannes) is a French former athlete, who specialized in the long jump.
She took eighth place in the long jump during the 1948 London Olympics with a leap of 5.35 m. In qualifying for the final, she established the first Olympic record for women with a jump of 5.64 m.[1] She also competed at the 1950 European Athletics Championships and placed fourth at that competition.[2] Her second Olympic appearance resulted in a 23rd-place finish at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]
She won three French national long jump titles (1945, 1946 and 1949) and two titles in the pentathlon (1946 and 1949).
She improved three times the French record in the long jump, bringing it to 5.64 m and 5.67 m in 1948, then 5.71 m in 1949.
Her daughter Jacqueline Curtet succeeded her to the French title and also shared the honour of breaking the French record and representing France at the European Athletics Championships with her mother. They were the first mother/daughter combination to have competed in the same event at the European Championships.[4]
National titles
- French Championships in Athletics
- Long jump: 1945, 1946, 1949
- Women's pentathlon: 1946, 1949
Personal records
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | 5.76 m | Albi, France | 25 June 1950 |
References
- ^ "Olympic long jump record progression - women". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Yvonne Chabot. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- ^ Yvonne Curtet. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- ^ Villaseñor, Miguel (2012). European Championships Miscellaneous. RFEA. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p. 395
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