Lucie Bréard Explained

Birth Date:12 September 1902
Birth Place:Île-de-France, France
Death Date:26 June 1988 (aged 85)
Death Place:Saumur, France
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 m
Pb:800 m – 2:30.2 (1921)
Show-Medals:yes

Lucie Marie Bréard (later Jurion, 12 September 1902 – 26 June 1988) was a French middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1921 and 1922 Women's World Games and won the gold medals in the 800m (1921) and 1000m events (1922, setting a new world record). She was the French cross-country champion in 1920 and 1921.

Her main competitors were French Marcelle Neveu (of club UA St. Cloud, who held the world record for 1000m in 1921 and the European 800m record in 1922, and was French cross country champion in 1922, 1923 and 1924), and Georgette Lenoir (holder of the world record for 1000m in 1922). Previously, French Lucie Cadiès, also running for club Femina Sport in 1918, and in 1919 Suzanne Guery had held the world record for 1000m).

La Vie au Grand Air edition of 13 September 1921 devoted a full story to Lucie Breard and the magazine Spiridon October–November 1983 also wrote of her. She married in 1924.

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