Jean-Claude Nallet (13 March 1947 – 19 August 2023) was a French sprinter that competed in the

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in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay and at the

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in the 400 m hurdles and reached the final in the relay. He won two gold and two silver medals in these events at the European championships of 1969 to 1974. Nallet retired after finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles at the

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. He was married to French Olympic gymnast Chantal Seggiaro. Nallet died on 19 August 2023, at the age of 76.

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1947 births 2023 deaths French male sprinters French male hurdlers Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century French people 21st-century French people Sportspeople from Ain {{France-hurdles-bio-stub