Guy Cury

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGuy Joseph Benoît•Cury
Used nameGuy•Cury
Born21 March 1930 in Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez, Loire (FRA)
Died16 March 2018 in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Drôme (FRA)
Measurements181 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsLa Voulte Sports, (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Guy Cury was an intermediate hurdler who competed at the 1956 Olympics. He was a three-time French Champion, winning in 1953, 1955, and 1956. Cury won a gold medal in the 400 hurdles at the 1955 Mediterranean Games. In 1954 he finished fourth in the 400 hurdles at the European Championships. He married and had three children, settling in the small village of Aleyrac.

Personal Best: 400H – 51.66 (1956).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Guy Cury
400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) 4 h1 r2/3
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) France DNS

Special Notes