Claude Piquemal (born March 13, 1939 in Siguer

Siguer

Siguer is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Siguer are called Siguerois....

, Ariège

Ariège

Ariège is a department in southwestern France named after the Ariège River.- History :Ariège is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the counties of Foix and Couserans....

) was a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.

He competed for a France in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...

 held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Paul Genevay

Paul Genevay

Paul Genevay is a former French athlete, who won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. His winning teammates in that race were Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal and Jocelyn Delecour.-References:*...

, Bernard Laidebeur

Bernard Laidebeur

Bernard Laidebeur was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was born in Paris.He competed for France at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Paul Genevay, Claude Piquemal and Jocelyn Delecour in the men's 4 x 100...

 and Jocelyn Delecour

Jocelyn Delecour

Jocelyn Delecour was a French athlete, who won the bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 metre relay...

.

Piquemal and Delecour combined again four years later in Mexico City

Mexico City

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, this time with Gérard Fenouil

Gérard Fénouil

Gérard Fenouil is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Jocelyn Delecour, Claude Piquemal and Roger...

 and Roger Bambuck

Roger Bambuck

Roger Bambuck was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal...

where they won the bronze medal in the same event.