Pierre Lewden
Pierre Lewden (born February 21, 1901 in Libourne , † April 29, 1989 ) was a French athlete who specialized in the high jump . He started for the Paris club Stade français, was 1.67 m tall and 64 kg.
Services
Lewden was five times French high jump champion; in addition, he also won two British championships (1922 and 1923). He jumped four French records, with the 1.95 m jump in Stockholm on August 30, 1925 , unmatched for twenty years.
Between 1920 and 1929 he was appointed to the national team a total of 25 times.
He took part in three Olympic Games: 1920 in Antwerp , 1924 in Paris and 1928 in Amsterdam . In Antwerp he came in seventh with a jump of 1.80 m, where he was ten centimeters away from a podium position. Things went much better for him in front of his home crowd in Paris, where he took the bronze medal with a jump over 1.92 m behind the Americans Harold Osborn (gold with 1.98 m) and Leroy Brown (silver with 1.95 m) won. Had he been able to repeat this achievement four years later in Amsterdam, he would have won silver. However, he only came over 1.88 m and finished the competition in seventh place.
Lewden was able to place itself among the top ten of the world's best list five times:
- 1921: 9th place with 1.89 m, jumped on August 21 in Auxerre
- 1922: 7th place with 1.90 m, jumped on July 29th in London
- 1923: 3rd place with 1.93 m, jumped on July 7th in London
- 1924: 3rd place with 1.93 m, jumped on August 2nd in Glasgow
- 1925: 6th place with 1.95 m, jumped on August 30th in Stockholm.
Web links
- Pierre LEWDEN in the database of Olympedia.org (English)
- Performance statistics
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewden, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Libourne |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1989 |