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Claude Ménard (athlete)

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Claude Ménard
Claude Ménard in 1926
Personal information
Born14 November 1906
Montrésor, France
Died2 September 1980 (aged 73)
Amboise, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubStade Français, Paris;
Individuel Touraine
Achievements and titles
Personal best1.92 m (1928)
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam High jump

Arsène Claude Ménard (14 November 1906 – 2 September 1980) was a French high jumper who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

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Ménard won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1928 AAA Championships.[2][3][4] Shortly afterwards he represented France at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he won a bronze medal, with a jump of 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in).

He achieved his personal best of 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) that same year in Dairen.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Claude Menard. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. ^ Claude Menard. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 25 November 2014.


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