Serge Hélan (born 24 February 1964 in
Pointe-à-Pitre,
Guadeloupe) is a retired
French triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
er, best known for his bronze medal at the
1995 World Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17.55 metres, achieved at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. This was a French record as well. He also competed in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
from time to time, his personal best was 8.12 metres.
International competitions
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1964 births
Living people
French male triple jumpers
French male long jumpers
French people of Guadeloupean descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of France
European Athletics Championships medalists
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
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