Jacky Chazalon Explained

Jacky Chazalon
Number:10
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:7
League:FIB
Birth Date:24 March 1945
Birth Place:Alès, France
Nationality:French
Years1:1960–1961
Team1:JS Alès
Years2:1961–1962
Team2:Alès BC
Years3:1962–1963
Team3:Valence BC
Years4:1963–1964
Team4:AS Montferrand
Years5:1964–1976
Team5:Clermont UC
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Jacky Chazalon (born 24 March 1945) is a retired French FIBA basketball player. Chazalon played for the France women's national basketball team from 1963 to 1976 and won silver at the EuroBasket Women 1970 Championship. During her time in FIBA, she played in the 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women and the 1976 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women. Chazalon was named France's Women Basketball Player of the Century in 2000. She was awarded the Glory of Sport in 2003 and inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

Early life

Chazalon was born on 24 March 1945 in Alès, France.[1]

Career

Chazalon began her basketball career in 1960. After playing for multiple teams for one-year terms, she played for Clermont UC from 1964 to 1976. During her time with Clermont, she won the French League Championships consecutively from 1968 to 1976 and was the runner-up in the EuroLeague Women Championship four times between 1971 and 1976.[1]

While playing in FIBA Europe, Chazalon was a member of the France women's national basketball team from 1963 to 1976 and won a silver medal in the EuroBasket Women 1970 Championship.[1] She played in six EuroBasket Women championships from 1964 to 1976 excluding 1974. In world competitions, Chazalon played in the 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women and 1976 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women.[2] [3] Apart from playing basketball, Chazalon worked as a gym teacher. Outside of France, Chazalon was invited to play at a men's basketball camp in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania against National Basketball Association players Campy Russell and Dave Bing.[4]

Awards and honors

Chazalon was awarded the Robert Busnel Medal in 1994 by the French Basketball Federation and named the Female Basketball Player of the Century in 2000.[1] She was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.[5] Gymnasiums in Feytiat and Savigny-le-Temple, France were opened and named after Chazalon.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIBA Hall of Famers - Jacky Chazalon. FIBA. 15 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Jacky Chazalon's profile - 1964 European Championship for Women. FIBA . 1 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Jacky Chazalon's profile - 1971 World Championship for Women. FIBA. 1 May 2018.
  4. News: Searcy. Jay. Chazalon: French 'Poet' of Basketball. New York Times. 28 July 1974. 21.
  5. Web site: FIBA Hall of Famers. FIBA Hall of Fame. 1 May 2018.
  6. News: Qui est Jacky Chazalon?. 1 May 2018. Le Parisien. 17 September 2012. fr.