Jacques Lunis

Jacques Luni ( born May 27, 1923 in Pierre Court, Seine- Maritime; † 2 November 2008) was a French sprinter who specialized in the 400 -meter run.

The European Athletics Championships 1946 in Oslo, he won silver in 48.3 seconds behind the Dane Niels Holst -Sørensen ( 47.9 s ). Two days later, the French team boss Robert d' Hôtel with Luni as the final runners won in the 4 x 400 - meter relay in the cast Santona Bernard, Yves Cros, the European title in 3:14,4 minutes with a tenth of a second ahead of the British relay.

At the 1948 Olympic Games in London Luni difference of more than 400 meters in the quarterfinals. The French relay in the cast Jean Kerebel, Francis Schewetta, Chef d' Hôtel and Luni won behind the American quartet silver in 3:14,8 minutes, the French benefited from the failure of the relay Jamaica.

1950 at the European Championships in Brussels was Luni in 47.6 s silver behind the Briton Derek Pugh ( 47.3 s ). The 47.6 seconds were undercut as a French record until five years later. The French relay with René Leroux, Schewetta, Jean -Paul Martin du Gard and Luni ran French record of 3:11,6 minutes, but was behind the British, Italians and Sweden only fourth.

Jacques Luni in 1946, 1948, 1949 and 1950 French champion in the 400 -meter run.