Roger Bambuck
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Medal record | ||
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Competitor for France | ||
Men’s Athletics | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | 1968 Mexico City | 4x100m Relay |
European Championships | ||
Gold | 1966 Budapest | 200 metres |
Gold | 1966 Budapest | 4x100m Relay |
Silver | 1966 Budapest | 100 metres |
Roger Bambuck (born 22 November 1945 in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe) was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.
He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres (finalist) and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal. In the 100 and 200m. individual men's final he finished fifth with times of 10.16 and 20.51 seconds respectively.[1] Earlier in 1968 he had equalled Armin Hary's eight year-old European record of 10.0 seconds.
He also was minister of Youths and Sports under Michel Rocard in 1988 in France and he had the honour of starting the 24 hour Le Mans race.[2]
References
- ↑ Sporting Heroes.net accessed 12 December 2007
- ↑ Le Mans.org accessed 12 December 2007
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Preceded by Armin Hary |
European Record Holder Men's 100m 20 June 1968 - 14 August 1968 |
Succeeded by Vladislav Sapeya |
Preceded by Jan Werner |
European Record Holder Men's 200m 30 July 1967 - 16 October 1968 |
Succeeded by Jochen Eigenherr |
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