Jacqueline Curtet (born 9 May 1955, in Toulouse) is a French former athlete, who specialized in the long jump.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 9 May 1955 (age 68) Toulouse |
| Sport | |
| Event | Long jump |
Curtet took third in the long jump at the 1975 European Cup held in Nice.[1] In 1977, she won the gold medal at the Summer Universiade at Sofia, Bulgaria, with a jump of 6.38 m.[2] She was a three-time participant at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, her best finish being fourth in 1978.[3]
She won three outdoor French national long jump titles and six French national indoor titles. She improved three times the French record in the long jump, establishing successively 6.57 m in 1977 and 6.58 m and 6.62 m in 1978. She also held the French national record in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Her mother Yvonne Curtet was a former French long jump champion and also shared the honour of breaking the French record and representing France at the European Athletics Championships. They were the first mother/daughter combination to have competed in the same event at the European Championships.[4]
After retiring from the sport she married and took the name Jacky Fréchet.
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | European Cup | Nice, France | 3rd | Long jump | 6.36 m |
| Universiade | Rome, Italy | 8th | Long jump | 6.12 m | |
| 1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, West Germany | 6th | Long jump | 6.25 m |
| 1977 | European Indoor Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 8th | Long jump | 6.19 m |
| Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | Long jump | 6.38 m | |
| 1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 4th | Long jump | 6.44 m |
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 9th | Long jump | 6.24 m |
National titles edit
- French Championships in Athletics
- Long jump: 1974, 1976, 1978[5]
- French Indoor Championships in Athletics
- Long jump: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981[6]
Personal records edit
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | Outdoors | 6.62 m | Paris, France | 23 July 1978 |
| Indoors | 6.52 m | Vittel, France | 11 February 1978 | |
References edit
- ^ European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- ^ Summer Universiade (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- ^ Jacqueline Curtet. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- ^ Villaseñor, Miguel (2012). European Championships Miscellaneous. RFEA. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- ^ French Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- ^ French Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-13.
- Docathlé 2003, pages 42, 43, 175, 214 et 397, FFA.
External links edit
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