Claude Bénard
French high jumper (1926–2025)
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Claude Edmond Adonis Bénard (6 October 1926 – 27 August 2025) was a French athlete.[1] He competed in the men's high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
FullnameClaude Edmond Adonis Bénard
NationalityFrench
Born6 October 1926
Paris, France
Died27 August 2025 (aged 98)
Paris, France
Bénard at the 1950 European Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Claude Edmond Adonis Bénard | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1926 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 August 2025 (aged 98) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
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A native of Paris, in his later years Bénard lived in Orléans with his wife Rosine Faugouin (1930–2018), also a former athlete.[3] He died in Paris on 27 August 2025, at the age of 98.[4][5]
