Jean-Paul Villain

{{short description|French athlete}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1 November 1946}}

| birth_place = Dieppe, France

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| height = 170 cm

| weight = 52 kg

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| sport = Athletics

| event = steeplechase

| pb = 8:25.12 (1971)[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=6952&Gender=M Jean-Paul Villain]. trackfield.brinkster.net

| club = Stade Dieppe
Individuel Haute Normandie

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{{MedalGold|1971 Helsinki|Steeplechase}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold|1971 Izmir|Steeplechase}}

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Jean-Paul Villain (born 1 November 1946) is a retired French runner. In 1971 he won the steeplechase at the European Championships and Mediterranean Games. He competed in this event at the 1968, 1972 and in 1976 Summer Olympics with the best result of ninth place in 1968.{{cite web|title=Jean-Paul Villain |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/jean-paul-villain-1.html |publisher=sports-reference |accessdate=9 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215090433/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/jean-paul-villain-1.html |archivedate=15 December 2012 }}