Roger Daniel Velasques (born 11 December 1943) was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for France in the

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held in

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in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Gilles Bertould,

Francis Kerbiriou Francis Kerbiriou (born 11 May 1951) is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 400 meters. He won the 1973 and 1975 French Athletics Championships in the 400 meters. He competed for a France in the 1972 Summer Olympics held ...

and Jacques Carette.

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1943 births Living people French male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France French people of Portuguese descent Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub