Yvonne Curtet
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 28 May 1920 Cannes, France |
| Died | 21 February 2025 (aged 104) |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | Long jump |
Yvonne Alice Curtet (née Chabot; 28 May 1920 – 21 February 2025) was a French athlete. She specialized in the long jump. She was born in Cannes, France. Curtet took eighth place in the long jump during the 1948 London Olympics with a leap of 5.35 m. She set the first Olympic record for women in long jump with a jump of 5.64 m.[1]
Curtet also competed at the 1950 European Athletics Championships and placed fourth at that competition.[2] She also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
She died from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease on 21 February 2025, at the age of 104.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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-Chabot, doyenne des Olympiens, est morte à 104 ans (in French)
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