Jean-Louis Descloux
Swiss sprinter (born 1937)
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Jean-Louis Descloux (born 3 November 1937) is a Swiss sprinter. He is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1962 European Athletics Championships.
Descloux in 1966 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 November 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1962 European Championships, running together with Bruno Galliker, Marius Theiler and Hansruedi Bruder.[1][2][3] Descloux also competed in the 100 and 200 metres without reaching the final.[4][5]
At the 1964 Summer Olympics he competed in the 200 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay without reaching the final.[6] He also competed in the 400 metres at the 1966 European Indoor Games without reaching the final.[7]
His personal best times were 21.2 seconds in the 200 metres (1962) and 47.2 seconds in the 400 metres (1964).[6]
