Suzanne Liébrard
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| Nationality |
 France |
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| Event(s) | Sprint |
| Club | Femina Sport |
Suzanne Liébrard was a versatile former French athlete, who was 13 times champion of France between 1917 and 1919. After setting the record for the 100 yards hurdles France in 1917 in 20 seconds, she ran 14.2 seconds two years later.
Historical
Suzanne Liébrard, (née Cuzin), an accountant by trade, was with her sister Jeanne and the sisters, Jeanne and Thérèse Brulé, one of the founders on July 27, 1912 of the sporting club Femina Sport which included Mrs. Faivre Bouvot as the first president.[1] During the great War, this group indicated their desire to break with the sexual codes of physical activities current then by competing in athletics. Their club, including Alice Milliat and Germaine Delapierre, a graduate in philosophy, became a bastion of feminine sport.[2]
Sports career
A versatile sportswoman, Suzanne Lièbrard participated in July 1917 at the first women's events in the French Athletic Championships at the stadium of Brancion at Paris.
Performances
On the occasion of the championships, she established the French records in four events:[3]
- long jump without momentum: 2.21 m
- Long jump with momentum: 4.15 m
- Javelin throwing: 15.84 m
- 100 yards hurdles: 20 s
She set her javelin record of 16.45 m on 9 September 1917, at Brancion stadium again. In 1918, she won five titles, adding the 80-meter dash in which she lowered the record of Therese Brulé by .2 sec to 10.20 sec. On these occasions she set new records in the two long jump events (2.36 m), (4.66 m) and she ran 14.8 sec for the 100-yard hurdles.