Yvonne Curtet

Yvonne Alice Curtet (née Chabot; 28 May 1920 – 21 February 2025) was a French athlete. She specialized in the long jump. She was born in Cannes, France. Curtet took eighth place in the long jump during the 1948 London Olympics with a leap of 5.35 m. She set the first Olympic record for women in long jump with a jump of 5.64 m. 

Curtet also competed at the 1950 European Athletics Championships and placed fourth at that competition.Yvonne Chabot. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-03-13. She also competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

She died from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease on 21 February 2025, at the age of 104.Yvonne Curtet-Chabot, doyenne des Olympiens, est morte à 104 ans 

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