Pierre Colnard (18 February 1929 – 30 March 2018) was a French

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 ...

ter. He was born in

Liffol-le-Petit Liffol-le-Petit () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Athlete Pierre Colnard was born here. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Marne department The following is a list of the 426 communes in the Fre ...

, and represented the club Union Sportive Nemours. He finished seventh at the 1966 European Championships, seventh at the

1968 European Indoor Games The 1968 European Indoor Games were held between 9–10 March 1968 at Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, the capital of Spain. The track used for the championships was 182 metres long. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participating nations ...

, ninth at the 1968 Olympic Games, and fifth at the 1969 European Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Indoor Championships, and seventh at the 1971 European Indoor Championships. He became French champion in 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1970. Colnard was the first Frenchman to throw pas the 17 metre mark (1961) and past the 18 metre mark (1965). His personal best was 19.77 metres, achieved in 1970.

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1929 births 2018 deaths French male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Sportspeople from Haute-Marne 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-shotput-bio-stub