Claude Ménard (athlete)

Claude Ménard

Claude Ménard in 1926
Personal information
Born	14 November 1906 Montrésor, France
Died	2 September 1980 (aged 73) Amboise, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Stade Français, Paris; Individuel Touraine
Achievements and titles
Personal best	1.92 m (1928)
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam High jump

Arsène Claude Ménard (14 November 1906 – 2 September 1980) was a French high jumper who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Ménard won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1928 AAA Championships.[2][3][4] Shortly afterwards he represented France at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he won a bronze medal, with a jump of 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in).

He achieved his personal best of 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) that same year in Dairen.[5]

References

1. Claude Menard. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 25 November 2014.
2. "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
5. Claude Menard. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 25 November 2014.