Jean Vaillant (athlete)

{{Short description|French long-distance runner (1932–2024)}}

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| nationality = French

| sport = Long-distance running

| event = 5000 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|4|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lorient, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|25|1932|4|23|df=y}}

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Jean Vaillant (23 April 1932 – 25 January 2024) was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/jean-vaillant-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195711/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/jean-vaillant-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Jean Vaillant Olympic Results |accessdate=8 November 2017}} Vaillant died on 25 January 2024, at the age of 91.{{cite news |title=Disparition de Jean Vaillant, le plus titré des athlètes bretons |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/morbihan/lorient-56100/disparition-de-jean-vaillant-le-plus-titre-des-athletes-bretons-6515223.php |access-date=31 January 2024 |publisher=Le Télégramme |date=29 January 2024}}