Jacqueline Mazéas (10 October 1920 – 9 July 2012Jacqueline Mazéas' obituary
) was a French

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who competed mainly in the discus event. She was born in Denain,

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. She competed for France in the

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held in London, United Kingdom in the discus where she won the bronze medal.Jacqueline Mazéas' profile at Sports Reference.com

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1920 births 2012 deaths French female discus throwers Olympic bronze medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub