Jean Chastanié

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Jean Chastanié , in some reports Jacques Chastanié , (born July 24, 1875 in Lorient , † April 14, 1948 in Paris ) was a French athlete .

At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 he took part in both obstacle courses: he came third over 2500 m and fourth over 4000 m.

In the team race over 5000 m , in which five runners from his Racing Club de France team competed against as many from a British-Australian team, he finished fifth in the individual standings. In the overall standings, the British prevailed and relegated the French to second place.

Chastanié won the French 400-meter championship title in 1901 and the 800-meter title in 1903.

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