Jacques Rousseau (athlete)
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This is an article about Jacques Rousseau the athlete. For the 17th century French Huguenot painter, see Jacques Rousseau
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Jacques Rousseau is a French athlete born on March 10, 1951 in Basse-Terre
, Guadeloupe
. In 2006, he was living in Guadeloupe.
Jacques Rousseau
This is an article about Jacques Rousseau the 17th century French Huguenot painter, for the 17th century Dutch painter see Jacques des Rousseaux and for the French long jumper see Jacques Rousseau ....
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Jacques Rousseau is a French athlete born on March 10, 1951 in Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre is the prefecture of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles...
, Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
. In 2006, he was living in Guadeloupe.
Achievements
- Personal best in the long jumpLong jumpThe long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
: 8.26 meters in 1976 (French record) - European champion long jumper in 1978
- European indoor long-jump champion in 1975 and 1976
- French champion long jumper in 1975, 1976 and 1977
- French indoor long-jump champion in 1973, 1975 and 1976
- He participated in two Olympics, in 1972 at Munich (tenth) and in 1976 at Montréal (fourth)
- European junior vice-champion d'Europe in long jump in 1970
- Selected several times for the junior and senior French teams, he also won a European cup for long jump and 4 by 4 relays. Along with his team, the Racing Club of France, he was French champion of the 4x400m relay.
- A versatile athlete, he also has turned in the following performances:
- 47.5 in the 400 meter
- 20.7 in the 200 meter
- 10.3 in the 100 meter
- 2 meters in the high jump