 Pierre Lewden in 1920 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1901 Libourne, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 1989(1989-04-30) (aged 88) Montberthault, France | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Stade français, Paris | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| 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. He won a bronze medal in 1924 and finished in seventh place in 1920 and 1928. Despite his short statue (1.67 m) Lewden was ranked #1–2 in Europe and #3–9 in the world in 1921–1925.
Lewden won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1922 AAA Championships and returned the following year to win both the high jump and pole jump titles, at the 1923 AAA Championships..
References
- 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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