Jean Vernier (21 July 1923 – 8 July 2006) was a French runner who specialized in the 1500 meters race. He was the twin brother of the athlete Jacques Vernier. He was born Grand-Charmont and died in

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. He won the 1500 meter race at the

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in 1947. He went on to represent France in the

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and

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in their 1500 meter races. He placed eighth in the

1950 European Athletics Championships The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgium, Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complet ...

in the 1500 meter race.

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* 1923 births 2006 deaths French male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Sportspeople from Doubs Athletes from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 21st-century French sportsmen 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub