Pierre Lewden
 Pierre Lewden in 1920 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1901 Libourne, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 1989 (aged 88)[1] Montberthault, France | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Stade français, Paris | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 1.95 m (1925) | |||||||||||
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Pierre Lewden (21 February 1901 – 30 April 1989) was a French high jumper who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics.[2] He won a bronze medal in 1924 and finished in seventh place in 1920 and 1928.[3] Despite his short statue (1.67 m) Lewden was ranked #1–2 in Europe and #3–9 in the world in 1921–1925.[4]
Lewden won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1922 AAA Championships[5][6] and returned the following year to win both the high jump and pole jump titles, at the 1923 AAA Championships.[7].[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Dupuy, Gérard (20 May 2017). "Les Jeux Olympiques" (PDF). French Athletics Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Pierre Lewden". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Pierre Lewden". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Track and Field Statistics. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Mirror. 1 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1922. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Liddell creates new record". Pall Mall Gazette. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 8 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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