Nationality France | Event 400 metres | |
 | ||
Born 4 July 1948 Brest Regional finals 1969 European Athletics Championships Died 1 March 2011, Lorient, France | ||
Éliane Jacq (born 4 July 1948 at Brest and died on 1 March 2011 at Lorient) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the 400 meters.
Contents
Career
She won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 Metres Relay during the 1969 European Championships along with Bernadette Martin, Nicole Duclos and Colette Besson. The French team set a new world record in the discipline of 3 min 30 s 8, but came second to the United Kingdom in a photo-finish, with both teams recording the same time.
She won the 1970 French 400m championship (53 9 s) and was French Indoor 400m champion in 1974.
She died on 1 March 2011 at Lorient, following a long illness.
Records
Her personal bests were 12 s 1 (100 m) (1966) 23 s 9 (200 m) (1973) and 53 s 9 (400 m) (1970).
References
Éliane Jacq Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA