Evelyne Pinard, born Osterhold, (May 15, 1923 – September 4, 2014) was a French athlete who specialised in the

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and who was selected 24 times for French national teams from 1947 to 1957. She was ten times champion of France. She was born in

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. Pinard finished 11th in the javelin throw at the European Championships in

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in 1950 with a result of 37.22 m. She won the French javelin championship in 1947–53 and 1955–57 and the pentathlon in 1945. She threw the French javelin record of 38.36 m in 1948, which she improved to 40.61 m in 1950 and 42.38 m in 1955. She was 164 centimeters tall and weighed 58 kilos during her active years.

Personal bests

* Javelin: 42.38 m (1955) * Shot put : 11.43 m (1956)

References

Profile of Évelyne Pinard
1923 births 2014 deaths French female javelin throwers Athletes from Strasbourg 20th-century French sportswomen {{France-javelin-bio-stub