Jean Vernier (21 July 1923 – 8 July 2006) was a French runner who specialized in the 1500 meters race. He was the twin brother of the athlete Jacques Vernier. He was born Grand-Charmont and died in

Saint-Priest-en-Jarez Saint-Priest-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Personalities *Faouzi Ghoulam (born 1991), footballer See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of th ...

. He won the 1500 meter race at the French Athletics Championships in 1947. He went on to represent France in the 1948 and

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in their 1500 meter races. He placed eighth in the

1950 European Athletics Championships The 4th European Athletics Championships were held from 23 August to 27 August 1950 in the Heysel Stadium of the Belgian capital Brussels. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete result ...

in the 1500 meter race.

References

* 1923 births 2006 deaths French male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Sportspeople from Doubs 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub