Jean Guillou

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJean François•Guillou
Used nameJean•Guillou
Born24 June 1931 in Plouédern, Finistère (FRA)
Died28 August 2019 in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var (FRA)
Measurements158 cm
AffiliationsAvenir Bouillonnaise, (FRA) / ?, La Seyne-sur-Mer (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Jean Gillou competed in gymnastics at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games. He was capped 50 times for France and competed at the European and World Championships. He won two medals at the Mediterranean Games, a team silver in 1955 and a team bronze in 1963.

Gillou started as a physical education instructor in schools but later became head of the sports department in his hometown of Seyne in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The gymnasium in Seyne, the Baquet Complex, was later named for Gillou.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRA Jean Guillou
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 106
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) France 12
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =98
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =142
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =49
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 118
Rings, Men (Olympic) =142
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =118
1956 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRA Jean Guillou
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 46
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 44
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =50
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =41
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 28
Rings, Men (Olympic) =46
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =38

Special Notes