Yvonne Godard
Yvonne Godard 
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Yvonne Godard, 1931 |
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| Surname: | Yvonne Godard | |||||||||
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 France
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | |||||||||
| Society: | CN Paris | |||||||||
| Birthday: | March 3, 1908 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: | Douai | |||||||||
| Date of death: | 22nd September 1975 | |||||||||
| Place of death: | Montpellier | |||||||||
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Yvonne Godard (born March 3, 1908 in Douai , † September 22, 1975 in Montpellier ) was a French freestyle swimmer.
She won the 100 m freestyle competition at the 1931 European Swimming Championships in Paris and won the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle. Shortly before, on July 23, 1931, she had also swum European records in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle in Paris . A year later at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , she was eliminated in the semi-finals over 100 m freestyle and was fifth over 400 m freestyle.
At the beginning of January 1935 she was the victim of a serious traffic accident. After her recovery, she could no longer build on her achievements and ended her career.
Web links
- Yvonne Godard in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Yvonne Godard
- Photo by Yvonne Godard
Individual evidence
- ^ L'express du midi of January 4, 1935, p. 2
- ↑ http://www.msport.net/newSite/index.php?op=aff_article&id_article=828
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| SURNAME | Godard, Yvonne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French freestyle swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Douai |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd September 1975 |
| Place of death | Montpellier |