Jean René Labat (19 February 1892 – 8 March 1970) was a French

high jumper The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

. He competed at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

and finished in ninth place.

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People from Hendaye 1892 births 1970 deaths French male high jumpers Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pyrénées-Atlantiques {{France-highjump-bio-stub