Paule Gresset

Jeanne Paule Henriette Gresset with marriage name Ponard (2 August 1898 — 24 December 1980) was a French track and field athlete specialized in the long jump and discus throw. She was active during the early years of women’s athletics. She was a member of sports club  in Lyon and represented France internationally.

Biography
Gresset was born on 2 August 1898 in Mâcon. She became a member of the sports club  (Lyon Olympique Universitaire) in Lyon.

Gresset was selected to represent France at the 1922 Women's World Games, officially the first international tournament where France sent a female delegation. She competed alongside Alice Gonnet in the long jump event. With a distance of 4.42 meters she finished in seventh place, one place behind Gonnet. Her result is described as a “poor performance”.

Gresset did not win a medal at the French Athletics Championships. At the 1923 national championships in Bourges she finished fourth in the discus throw event with a distance of 20.59 metres.

Gresset married to Emile Eugène "Bob" Ponard (born 1904). Her husband was a resistance member during World War II and was deported. Later, Gresset lived as a widower in Corenc. She died in Saint-Baldoph on 24 December 1980 at the age of 91 years old.

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 Image including Gresset during the parade of nations at the 1922 Women's World Games

Category:1898 births
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Category:French discus throwers
Category:French long jumpers
Category:Sportspeople from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Category:People from Saône-et-Loire