Robert Chef d'Hôtel

Robert Chef d'Hôtel, 1946

Robert Chef d'Hôtel (born February 2, 1922 in Nouméa , New Caledonia , † October 19, 2019 in Saint-Jean-en-Royans ) was a French middle-distance runner and sprinter .

In 1946 he was sixth at the European Championships in Oslo over 800 meters in 1: 53.0 min. The next day, in the 4 x 400 meter relay, the French team with Bernard Santona , Yves Cros , Chef d'Hôtel and Jacques Lunis won the European title in 3: 14.4 minutes with a tenth of a second ahead of the British Relay.

At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 he was seventh over 800 meters in 1: 56.3 minutes. The French relay with Jean Kerebel , Francis Schewetta , Chef d'Hôtel and Lunis won silver in 3: 14.8 minutes behind the US quartet, with the French benefiting from the failure of Jamaica's relay.

Robert Chef d'Hôtel was 1.77 m tall and weighed 68 kg during his playing days.

literature

Ekkehard zur Megede : The Modern Olympic Century 1896–1996. Track and Field Athletics. German Society for Athletics Documentation eV, Neuss 1999.

Web links

Robert Chef d'Hôtel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on Robert Chef d'Hôtel in Fichier des personnes décédées , accessed on April 10, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Chef d'Hôtel, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French middle distance runner and sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH	February 2, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nouméa
DATE OF DEATH	19th October 2019
Place of death	Saint-Jean-en-Royans

[1] Entry on Robert Chef d'Hôtel in Fichier des personnes décédées , accessed on April 10, 2020.