Paulette Laurent

Paulette Laurent
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1926-03-08)8 March 1926
Schiltigheim, France
Died10 December 2018(2018-12-10) (aged 92)
Annecy, France
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put

Paulette Laurent (8 March 1926 – 10 December 2018)[1] was a French athlete. She competed in the women's shot put at the 1948 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 10th place.[2][3]

Laurent was born at Schiltigheim and was a member of the RC Strasbourg athletics club. She became French national champion in the women's discus in 1953, with a throw of 37.51 metres, at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes.[4]

References

  1. ^ "LAURENT Paulette". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paulette Laurent Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ Bob Phillips (2007). The 1948 Olympics: How London Rescued the Games. SportsBooks. p. 103.
  4. ^ "Finalistes des championnats de France 1888-1969" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2022.


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