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Jacques Rousseau (athlete)

Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau in 1974
Born(1951-03-10)10 March 1951
Died14 February 2024(2024-02-14) (aged 72)
OccupationLong jumper

Jacques Rousseau (10 March 1951 – 14 February 2024) was a French athlete. As of 2006, he resided in Guadeloupe. He died on 14 February 2024, at the age of 72.[1]

Achievements

  • Personal best in the long jump: 8.26 meters in 1976 (French record)
  • European champion long jumper in 1978
  • European indoor long-jump champion in 1975 and 1976
  • French champion long jumper in 1975, 1976 and 1977
  • French indoor long-jump champion in 1973, 1975 and 1976
  • He participated in two Olympics, in 1972 at Munich (tenth) and in 1976 at Montreal (fourth)
  • European junior vice-champion of Europe in long jump in 1970
  • Selected several times for the junior and senior French teams, he also won a European cup for long jump and 4 by 4 relays. Along with his team, the Racing Club of France, he was French champion of the 4 × 400 m relay.
  • A versatile athlete, he also has turned in the following performances:
    • 47.5 in the 400 meters
    • 20.7 in the 200 meters
    • 10.3 in the 100 meters
    • 2 meters in the high jump

References

  1. ^ Ancien champion et recordman européen du saut en longueur des années 70/80, le Guadeloupéen Jacques Rousseau est décédé (in French)

This is a translation of the corresponding page in the French Wikipedia.

  • Jacques Rousseau at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacques Rousseau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.


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