Jeanne Paule Henriette Gresset with marriage name Ponard (2 August 1898 — 24 December 1980) was a French track and field athlete specialized in the long jump and discus throw. She was active during the early years of women’s athletics. She was a member of sports club Lyon OU [fr] in Lyon and represented France internationally.

Gresset was born on 2 August 1898 in Mâcon.^[1] She became a member of the sports club Lyon OU [fr] (Lyon Olympique Universitaire) in Lyon.^[2]

Gresset was selected to represent France at the 1922 Women's World Games, officially the first international tournament where France sent a female delegation. She competed alongside Alice Gonnet in the long jump event. With a distance of 4.42 meters she finished in seventh place, one place behind Gonnet.^[3] Her result is described as a “poor performance”.^[4]

Gresset did not win a medal at the French Athletics Championships. At the 1923 national championships in Bourges she finished fourth in the discus throw event with a distance of 20.59 metres.^[2]

Gresset married to Emile Eugène "Bob" Ponard (born 1904). Her husband was a resistance member during World War II and was deported.^[5] Later, Gresset lived as a widower in Corenc.^[6] She died in Saint-Baldoph on 24 December 1980 at the age of 91 years old.^[1][7]

• Image including Gresset during the parade of nations at the 1922 Women's World Games