Jean-Baptiste Kerebel (2 April 1918, in

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– 9 March 2010) was a French

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athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He competed for France at the

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held in

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, where he won the silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his teammates François Schewetta, Robert Chef d’Hotel, and Jacques Lunis.

References

Jean Kerebel's profile at Sports Reference.comJean Kerebel's obituary
1918 births 2010 deaths Athletes from Paris French male sprinters Olympic silver medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France French people of Breton descent Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century French sportsmen 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub