Jacques Rousseau (athlete) explained

Jacques Rousseau
Birth Date:	10 March 1951
Occupation:	Long jumper

Jacques Rousseau (10 March 1951 – 14 February 2024) was a French athlete. As of 2006, he resided in Guadeloupe. He died on 14 February 2024, at the age of 72.^[1]

Achievements

• Personal best in the long jump: 8.26 meters in 1976 (French record)
• European champion long jumper in 1978
• European indoor long-jump champion in 1975 and 1976
• French champion long jumper in 1975, 1976 and 1977
• French indoor long-jump champion in 1973, 1975 and 1976
• He participated in two Olympics, in 1972 at Munich (tenth) and in 1976 at Montreal (fourth)
• European junior vice-champion of Europe in long jump in 1970
• Selected several times for the junior and senior French teams, he also won a European cup for long jump and 4 by 4 relays. Along with his team, the Racing Club of France, he was French champion of the 4 × 400 m relay.
• A versatile athlete, he also has turned in the following performances:
  • 47.5 in the 400 meters
  • 20.7 in the 200 meters
  • 10.3 in the 100 meters
  • 2 meters in the high jump

References

This is a translation of the corresponding page in the French Wikipedia.

External links

• • Jacques Rousseau . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105143218/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/jacques-rousseau-1.html . 5 November 2012 . dead.

Notes and References

1. https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/ancien-champion-et-recordman-europeen-du-saut-en-longueur-des-annees-70-80-le-guadeloupeen-jacques-rousseau-est-decede-1465230.html Ancien champion et recordman européen du saut en longueur des années 70/80, le Guadeloupéen Jacques Rousseau est décédé