Jacques Rousseau (athlete)

Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau in 1974
Personal information
Born(1951-03-10)10 March 1951
Died14 February 2024(2024-02-14) (aged 72)
OccupationLong jumper
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
European Championships
1978 Prague Long jump
European Indoor Championships
1975 Katowice Long jump
1976 Munich Long jump

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

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

  • Jacques Rousseau at World Athletics
  • 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.