Jean-Claude Nallet Explained

Birth Date:13 March 1947[1]
Birth Place:Champdor, France
Death Place:Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 m, 400 m hurdles
Club:AC Paris-Joinville
Racing CF, Paris
Pb:400 m – 45.1 (1970)
400 mH – 48.6 (1970)
Show-Medals:yes

Jean-Claude Nallet (13 March 1947 – 19 August 2023) was a French sprinter that competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 400 m hurdles and reached the final in the relay.[2] He won two gold and two silver medals in these events at the European championships of 1969 to 1974. Nallet retired after finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships. He was married to French Olympic gymnast Chantal Seggiaro.[3]

Nallet died on 19 August 2023, at the age of 76.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dupuy. Gérard. Les Jeux Olympiques. 20 May 2017. French Athletics Federation. 17 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Jean-Claude Nallet . sports-reference . 9 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121214123002/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/jean-claude-nallet-1.html . 14 December 2012 .
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/chantal-seggiaro-1.html Chantal Seggiaro
  4. News: Athlétisme : Jean-Claude Nallet, champion d'Europe 1971 et star française des années 60-70, est mort . 20 August 2023 . Ladepeche . 20 August 2023.