Jean-Louis Descloux

Jean-Louis Descloux

Descloux in 1966
Personal information
Nationality	Swiss
Born	(1937-11-03) 3 November 1937 (age 87)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Event	200 metres

Jean-Louis Descloux (born 3 November 1937) is a Swiss sprinter. He is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1962 European Athletics Championships.

He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1962 European Championships, running together with Bruno Galliker, Marius Theiler and Hansruedi Bruder.[1][2][3] Descloux also competed in the 100 and 200 metres without reaching the final.[4][5]

At the 1964 Summer Olympics he competed in the 200 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay without reaching the final.[6] He also competed in the 400 metres at the 1966 European Indoor Games without reaching the final.[7]

His personal best times were 21.2 seconds in the 200 metres (1962) and 47.2 seconds in the 400 metres (1964).[6]

References

1. "Men 4x400m Relay Athletics VII European Championships 1962 Beograd (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
2. Haas, Jean-François (15 November 2023). "Bon anniversaire, Monsieur Descloux". La Liberté (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
3. Schafer, Alain (1 October 2020). "L'homme qui était "un peu rapide"". La Broye (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
4. "Men 100m Athletics VII European Championships 1962 Beograd (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
5. "Men 200m Athletics VII European Championships 1962 Beograd (YUG)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
6. Jean-Louis Descloux at Olympedia (archive)
7. "1966 European Indoor Games, men's 400 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 20 February 2024.