French sprinter
Éliane Jacq (born 4 July 1948 at Brest and died on 1 March 2011 at Lorient[1]) was a French athlete who specialised in the 400 meters.
Career
She won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 Metres Relay during the 1969 European Championships along with Bernadette Martin, Nicole Duclos and Colette Besson. The French team set a new world record in the discipline of 3 min 30 s 8, but came second to the United Kingdom in a photo-finish, with both teams recording the same time.
She won the 1970 French 400m championship (53 9 s) and was French Indoor 400m champion in 1974.
She died on 1 March 2011 at Lorient, following a long illness.[1]
Prize list
Records
Her personal bests were 12 s 1 (100 m) (1966) 23 s 9 (200 m) (1973) and 53 s 9 (400 m) (1970).
Notes and references
- Siukonen, Markku; Ahola, Matti (1990), Suuri EM-kirja (in Finnish), Sporttikustannus Oy, p. 96, ISBN 951-8920-11-7
External links
- Docathlé 2003, s. 176, 215, 412. French Athletics Federation, 2003.
