Joseph Bernardo (31 May 1929 – 6 December 2023) was a French

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and Olympic medalist.

Biography

Joseph Bernardo was born in

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

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. He competed at the

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, where he received a bronze medal in 4 × 200 m

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relay with the French swimming team (with

Jean Boiteux Jean Boiteux (20 June 1933 – 11 April 2010) was a French freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won the 400 m event in 1952, breaking the Olympic record and becoming the first French swimmer to win an Olympi ...

Aldo Eminente Aldo Eminente (19 August 1931 – 25 August 2021 Alexandre Jany Alexandre Charles Sixte Jany (5 January 1929 – 18 July 2001) was a French freestyle swimmer and water polo player. As a swimmer, he competed in 100–400 m events at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, alongside his sister Ginette Jany-Sendral, ...

)."1952 Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Swimming"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 30 August 2008) Bernardo married actress and theater director Simone Turck in 1952. Bernardo died on 6 December 2023, at the age of 94.

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