Paulette Veste
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 France |
| Born |
24 February 1928 (age 88) Lespesses |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | shot put, discus throw |
Paulette Veste (born February 24th 1928 at Lespesses) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the shot put and the discus throw.
Biography
Paulette took fourth in the shot put[1] and tenth in the discus throw during the 1948 Olympics at London. Four years later, at the 1952 Olympics at Helsinki, she took ninth in the shot put and the sixteenth place in the discus throw.
Paulette won three French national titles in the shot put (1949, 1952 and 1953) and three French national titles in the discus throw(1948, 1951 and 1952).
She improved twice the French discus record, bringing it to 38.83m and 40.95m in 1948.
prize list
Records
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shot Put | 13.26 m | 1952 | |
| Discus throw | 42.28 m | 1951 |
notes and references
- ↑ (en) « Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games:Women's Shot Put Final Round », sure sports-reference.com (consulted the July 7, 2015 )
External links
- Docathlé2003, French Athletics Federation, 2003 p.434
- (in) Olympic profile Paulette Veste sure sports-reference.com
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