Pierre Lewden
- April 30, 1989
- 88 years
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Pierre Lewden, 88, French Olympic high jumper (1920, 1924, 1928).
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|Pierre Lewden (21 February 1901 – 30 April 1989) was a French high jumper who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1924 and finished in seventh place in 1920 and 1928. Despite his short stature (1.67 m), Lewden was ranked #1–2 in Europe and #3–9 in the world in 1921–1925.
Lewden won the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1922 AAA Championships and returned the following year to win both the high jump and pole jump titles, at the 1923 AAA Championships.
In 1925, Lewden finished second behind Harold Osborn in the high jump event at the 1925 AAA Championships.
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