Claude Bénard
 Bénard at the 1950 European Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claude Edmond Adonis Bénard | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1926 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 August 2025 (aged 98) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
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Claude Edmond Adonis Bénard (6 October 1926 – 27 August 2025) was a French athlete.[1] He competed in the men's high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
A native of Paris, in his later years Bénard lived in Orléans with his wife Rosine Faugouin (1930–2018), also a former athlete.[3] He died in Paris on 27 August 2025, at the age of 98.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Claude Bénard". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Claude Bénard Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ↑ Coquel, Raphaël (4 June 2024). "Jeux olympiques : l'Orléanais Claude Bénard, 97 ans, garde la flamme, après avoir connu le grand frisson en 1948 et 1952". La République du Centre (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Monsieur Claude Bénard". La République du Centre (in French). 30 August 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "Claude Edmond Adonis Benard". MatchID. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
External links
- Claude Bénard at World Athletics
- Claude Bénard at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Claude Bénard at Olympics.com
- Claude Bénard at Olympedia
- Claude Bénard at InterSportStats