Philippe Clerc

Philippe Clerc (born 24 December 1946 in Port-Valais ) is a former Swiss track and field athlete, specialized in the sprint. In 1969 he was elected to the Swiss Sportsman of the Year. Clerc started for Stade Lausanne and married the British athlete Janet Simpson ( 1944-2010 ).

Achievements

Personal best

1934: Christiaan Berger | 1938: Martinus Osendarp | 1946: Nikolai Karakulow | 1950: Brian Shenton | 1954: Heinz Fütterer | 1958: Manfred Germar | 1962 Owe Jonsson | 1966: Roger Bambuck | 1969: Philippe Clerc | 1971: Valery Borzov | 1974: Pietro Mennea | 1978: Pietro Mennea | 1982: Olaf Prenzler | 1986: Vladimir Krylov | 1990: John Regis | 1994: Geir Moen | 1998: Douglas Walker | 2002: Konstantinos Kenteris | 2006: Francis Obikwelu | 2010: Christophe Lemaitre | 2012: Churchill Andy Martina

• Athlete ( Switzerland )
• European Champion ( athletics)
• Sprinter
• Sportsman of the Year ( Switzerland )
• Born in 1946
• Man