Luc Viudès (born 31 January 1956 in Perregeaux[1]) is a retired French shot putter.

Luc Viudès
Medal record
Men's athletics
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 Sindelfingen Shot put

Viudès won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships,[2] finished tenth at the 1982 European Indoor Championships[3] and sixteenth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships.[4] He won the gold medal at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie,[5] and the bronze medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games,[6] He also competed at the 1991 World Championships without reaching the final.[7] Viudès became French champion in 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993,[8] and French indoor champion in 1981, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1993.[9]

His personal best throw was 19.84 metres, achieved in July 1986 in Joinville.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ Luc Viudès at World Athletics  
  2. ^ "1981 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "1982 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ^ "1990 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Francophone Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Men Shot Put World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  8. ^ "French Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  9. ^ "French Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  10. ^ World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)