Anne-Marie Colchen
Anne-Marie Colchen , after marriage to Maillet (born December 8, 1925 in Le Havre ; † January 26, 2017 ) was a French athlete and basketball player . With a height of 1.82 m, she had a competition weight of 68 kg.
Anne-Marie Colchen won two medals at the first European Athletics Championships in 1946 after World War II. In the high jump she won gold with 1.60 m in front of five jumpers who came to 1.57 m. Fourth place among these five jumpers was Fanny Blankers-Koen , who held the world record with 1.71 m.
With the French 4 x 100 meter relay , Anne-Marie Colchen won silver behind the relay of the Netherlands in 1946.
At the Olympic Games in 1948 Colchen finished 14th with 1.40 m. At the European Championships in 1950 , she reached 6th place with 1.50 m.
From 1946 to 1956 Anne-Marie Colchen was appointed 63 times to the French national basketball team.
Web links
Anne-Marie Colchen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Une pionnière nous a quittés on ffbb.com of January 26, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colchen, Anne-Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maillet, Anne-Marie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Havre |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 2017 |