Philippe Clerc
Swiss sprinter (born 1946)
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Born | 24 December 1946 (1946-12-24) (age 77) Port-Valais, Switzerland |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Club | CS Le Mouret, Stade Lausanne |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.42 (1970) 200 m – 20.50 (1969) |
Philippe Clerc (born 24 December 1946) is a former Swiss sprinter who won a bronze and a gold medal in the 100 and 200 m at the 1969 European Athletics Championships, respectively. He competed in these events at the 1972 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[1] He was married to English sprinter Janet Simpson, who died of a heart attack on 14 March 2010.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Philippe Clerc". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Janet Simpson: international athlete". The Times. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's 200 metres
- 1934:
Chris Berger (NED)
- 1938:
Tinus Osendarp (NED)
- 1946:
Nikolay Karakulov (URS)
- 1950:
Brian Shenton (GBR)
- 1954:
Heinz Fütterer (FRG)
- 1958:
Manfred Germar (FRG)
- 1962:
Owe Jonsson (SWE)
- 1966:
Roger Bambuck (FRA)
- 1969:
Philippe Clerc (SUI)
- 1971:
Valeriy Borzov (URS)
- 1974:
Pietro Mennea (ITA)
- 1978:
Pietro Mennea (ITA)
- 1982:
Olaf Prenzler (GDR)
- 1986:
Vladimir Krylov (URS)
- 1990:
John Regis (GBR)
- 1994:
Geir Moen (NOR)
- 1998:
Douglas Walker (GBR)
- 2002:
Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)
- 2006:
Francis Obikwelu (POR)
- 2010:
Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
- 2012:
Churandy Martina (NED)
- 2014:
Adam Gemili (GBR)
- 2016:
Bruno Hortelano (ESP)
- 2018:
Ramil Guliyev (TUR)
- 2022:
Zharnel Hughes (GBR)
- 2024:
Timothé Mumenthaler (SUI)
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