Paule Gresset
Jeanne Paule Henriette Gresset with marriage name Ponard (2 August 1898 — 24 December 1980) was a French track and field athlete specialized in the long jump and discus throw. She was active during the early years of women’s athletics. She was a member of sports club Lyon OU in Lyon and represented France internationally.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeanne Paule Henriette Gresset |
| Born | 2 August 1898 Mâcon, France |
| Died | 24 December 1989 (aged 91) Saint-Baldoph, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | long jump, discus throw |
| Club | Lyon OU |
Biography
changeGresset was born on 2 August 1898 in Mâcon.[1] She became a member of the sports club Lyon OU (Lyon Olympique Universitaire) in Lyon.[2]
Gresset was selected to represent France at the 1922 Women's World Games, officially the first international tournament where France sent a female delegation. She competed alongside Alice Gonnet in the long jump event. With a distance of 4.42 meters she finished in seventh place, one place behind Gonnet.[3] Her result is described as a “poor performance”.[4]
Gresset did not win a medal at the French Athletics Championships. At the 1923 national championships in Bourges she finished fourth in the discus throw event with a distance of 20.59 metres.[2]
Gresset married to Emile Eugène "Bob" Ponard (born 1904). Her husband was a resistance member during World War II and was deported.[5] Later, Gresset lived as a widower in Corenc.[6] She died in Saint-Baldoph on 24 December 1980 at the age of 91 years old.[1][7]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jeanne Paule Henriette Gresset". bases.athle.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Les finalistes des championnats de France - 1888 à 1969" (PDF). French Athletics Federation (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "L'Olympiade féminine". Le Journal (in French). 21 August 1921. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ↑ "Les premiers Jeux olympiques féminins". Musee du Sport (in French). 21 August 1921. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ↑ "Emile Eugène PONARD". memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Registre du commerce et des societes | Le greffier du tribunal de commerce de GRENOBLE atteste l'exactitude des informations transmises ce-après" (PDF) (in French). 15 January 2016. p. 15. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via papers.fr.
- ↑ "Acte de décès des familles Gresset". acte-deces.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
Other websites
change- Image including Gresset during the parade of nations at the 1922 Women's World Games
