Paulette Veste (born 24 February 1928) is a French former

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

, who specialised in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

and the discus throw.

Biography

Veste was born in

Lespesses Lespesses () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village, situated some northwest of Béthune and west of Lille, on the D185 and D185e1, by the banks of the river N ...

. She took fourth in the

Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Women's Shot Put Final Round
(July 7, 2015) and tenth in the discus throw during the

1948 Olympics 1948 Olympics may refer to: *The 1948 Winter Olympics, which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland *The 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an internation ...

at London. Four years later, at the

1952 Olympics 1952 Olympics refers to both: *The 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in Oslo, Norway *The 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the X ...

at Helsinki, she took ninth in the shot put and the sixteenth place in the discus throw. Veste won three French national titles in the

(1949, 1952 and 1953) and three French national titles in the discus throw(1948, 1951 and 1952). She twice improved the French discus record, bringing it to 38.83m and 40.95m in 1948.

Achievements

* French Championships in Athletics: ** Three-time winner of the shot put in 1949, 1952 and 1953 ** Three-time winner of the discus in 1948, 1951 and 1952.

Records

References

External links

* 1928 births Living people French female discus throwers French female shot putters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{France-discus-bio-stub