Rosine Faugouin

Rosine Faugouin
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1930-06-11)11 June 1930
Paris, France
Died19 May 2018(2018-05-19) (aged 87)[1]
Orléans, France
SpouseClaude Bénard
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
200 metres

Rosine Faugouin (11 June 1930 – 19 May 2018) was a French sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

A native of Paris, in her later years Faugouin lived in Orléans with her husband Claude Bénard (1926–2025), also a former athlete; she died there in 2018.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rosine Bénard Faugouin". Dans Nos Coeurs. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018. (in French)
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rosine Faugouin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ↑ 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.