Jacques Carette (born 1 March 1947) is a former athlete from
France
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who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
He competed for a France in the
1972 Summer Olympics
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held in
Munich
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,
Germany
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in the 4 × 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates
Gilles Bertould,
Daniel Velasques, and
Francis Kerbiriou
Francis Kerbiriou (born 11 May 1951) is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 meters. He won the 1973 and 1975 French Athletics Championships in the 400 meters.
He competed for a France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held ...
.
References
Sports Reference
1947 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Roubaix
Athletes from Nord (French department)
French male sprinters
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for France
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France
Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
20th-century French sportsmen
21st-century French sportsmen
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