Odette Ducas

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Odette Delcellier (married name Ducas, born 4 November 1940 in Chevrainvilliers), is a former French athlete in track and field. At 1.73m in height and weighing 63 kg, she was a specialist in the long jump and also competed at the Summer Olympic Games in the pentathlon.

Career

She competed for ASPTT [fr] Lille until 1973; in addition to the long jump, in modern pentathlon and sprinting.

She represented France in the 1972 Olympics, in the long jump (20th place) and the pentathlon (23rd place).

Achievements

27 International French Team caps for France Athletics, from 1957 to 1973
Record holder in France in 1968, 1970, and 1971 with a jump of 6.49 m.^[1]
France record holder in the pentathlon in 1968 and 1971
European Indoor Relay Champion 4 × 1 relay in 1969
France champion in long jump 1962 and from 1968 to 1973^[2]
silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the Mediterranean Games in 1971
4th place in the 80 m hurdles at the Mediterranean Games in 1971

References

^ Matthews, Peter (1986). Track & Field Athletics: The Records. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Books. p. 145. ISBN 9780851124636.
^ "French Championships". GBRAthletics. Retrieved August 6, 2016.

Sources

Fédération Française d'Athlétisme (2003), Docathlé 2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, pp. 42, 44–45, 117, 175, 399, ISBN 2-9512343-3-3
EAA (1996), European Athletics Yearbook 1995–1996, p. 146, ISBN 3-87390-115-3

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[1] Matthews, Peter (1986). Track & Field Athletics: The Records. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Books. p. 145. ISBN 9780851124636.

[2] "French Championships". GBRAthletics. Retrieved August 6, 2016.

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