André Clayeux

André Clayeux
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	2 April 1897; Montluçon, France
Died	30 January 1971 (aged 73)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump

André Clayeux (2 April 1897 – 30 January 1971) was a French athlete, soldier and sports director^[1]

Sports career

He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Second World War

Clayeux was Commander of the French 62nd Tank Battalion during the Second World War and taken prisoner on 25 June 1940. He was detained at Oflag XII-B, a German prisoner of war camp for officers in Mainz Citadel. Marcelle Lafont discovered his presence there in 1942 as part of her work for the French Red Cross.^[3]

Personal life

He was the life partner of the chemical engineer and politician Marcelle Lafont.^[3]

References

^ "André Clayeux". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Clayeux Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Marc de Seyssel-Sothonod, , Hauteville-Lompnès, Marc de Seyssel-Sothonod, 1986 p. 433

External links

André Clayeux at Olympics.com
André Clayeux at Olympedia

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[1] "André Clayeux". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

[SportsRef-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Clayeux Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[:0-3] Marc de Seyssel-Sothonod, , Hauteville-Lompnès, Marc de Seyssel-Sothonod, 1986 p. 433

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