Jeanne Brulé

Jeanne Marie Célestine Brulé (15 December 1890 — 28 January 1969) was a French athletics competitor and sports administrator during the 1910s and 1920s, during the earliest era of women's athletics. She competed in a sprint, high jump, long jump and hurdling events and became seven times national champion between 1917 and 1920. She was the world record in the 10 x 100 metres relay. She became president of Fémina Sports and secretary of the Federation of Women's Sports Societies of France (FSFSF).

Jeanne Brulé

Brulé in March 1920
Personal information
Birth name	Jeanne Marie Célestine Brulé
Born	(1890-12-15)15 December 1890 Verdun, France
Died	28 January 1969(1969-01-28) (aged 78) Paris, France
Sport
Sport	Track and field athletics
Event(s)	sprint, high jump, long jump, hurdling
Club	Fémina Sports, Paris
Achievements and titles
National finals	1917: 80 m 1917: 400 m 1917: standing high jump 1917: high jump 1918: standing high jump 1920: standing high jump 1920: high jump 1917: standing long jump 1918: 80 m 1918: 300 m 1918: long jump 1919: standing high jump 1920: 83 metres hurdles 1920: long jump 1917: standing long jump 1919: 83 metres hurdles 1919: long jump

Biography

Célestine Brulé was born on 15 December 1890 in Verdun. She was the daughter of carpenter Philippe Arthur Brulé and Marie André. Louis Jules Marie Brulé du Leslay de Keravegevel and Valérie Marie Poncin.

As an athlete Brulé was a member of Fémina Sports and became president of the club. She was also the general secretary of the Federation of Women's Sports Societies of France (FSFSF) from 1920.

Brulé became seven times national champion between the first national championships with women's events in 1917 and 1920. She became three times champion in the standing high jump (1917, 1918 and 1920), two times in the high jump (1917 and 1920) and in 1917 also in the 80 metres and 400 metres. Next to that she won seven silver medals and finished three times third.

In 1921 she set with her team, including her sister Thérèse Brulé, the world record in the 10 x 100 metres relay.

She received several awards, including the Gold medal of Fémina Sport in 1922, Gold medal of newspaper L'auto in 1926 and became Knight of the Legion of Honour on 10 June 1952. In the 14th arrondissement of Paris on 1 Place Édith-Thomas a swimming pool is named after her and her sister (Thérèse-et-Jeanne Brulé swimming pool).

She died at her home in Paris on Avenue de la République in the 11th arrondissement in Paris on 28 January 1969 at the age of 78 years.