Julien Le Bas

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJulien Charles•Le Bas
Used nameJulien•Le Bas
Born9 June 1924 in Saint-Lô, Manche (FRA)
Died25 November 2021 in Saint-Lô, Manche (FRA)
AffiliationsStade Saint-Lô, Saint-Lô (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

World War II hindered what might have otherwise been a more fruitful sporting career for Julien Le Bas. As it were, his time on the international stage was brief and began in 1946, when he won a silver medal in the 4x100 metres relay at that year’s European Championships, with René Valmy and the non-Olympians Agathon Lepève and Pierre Gonon. He was also fifth in the 200 metres event. His only other major tournament was the 1948 London Olympics, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 200 metres and failed to finish the opening round of the 4x100 relay, alongside Valmy, Alain Porthault, and Marc Litaudon. Nationally, he was the French 100 metre champion in 1946 and 1948 and the 200 metre champion in 1948. In 2016, his hometown of Saint-Lô named a Sporting Complex in his honor.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.8 (1948); 200 – 22.0 (1948).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Julien Le Bas
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 5 h1 r2/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) France AC h3 r1/2

Special Notes