# Philippe Clerc

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Swiss sprinter (born 1946)

For the Swiss lichenologist, see [Philippe Clerc (lichenologist)](/source/Philippe_Clerc_(lichenologist)).

Philippe Clerc Personal information Born 24 December 1946 (1946-12-24) (age 79) Port-Valais, Switzerland Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 61 kg (134 lb) Sport Sport Athletics Events 100 m, 200 m Club CS Le Mouret, Stade Lausanne

**Philippe Clerc** (born 24 December 1946) is a former [Swiss](/source/Switzerland) sprinter who won a bronze and a gold medal in the 100 and 200 m at the [1969 European Athletics Championships](/source/1969_European_Athletics_Championships), respectively. He competed in these events at the [1972 Summer Olympics](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics), but failed to reach the finals.[1] He was married to English sprinter [Janet Simpson](/source/Janet_Simpson), who died of a [heart attack](/source/Myocardial_infarction) on 14 March 2010.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sref_1-0)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Philippe Clerc"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011422/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/philippe-clerc-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/philippe-clerc-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Janet Simpson: international athlete"](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7079382.ece). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

v t e European Athletics Championships champions in men's 200 metres 1934: Chris Berger (NED) 1938: Tinus Osendarp (NED) 1946: Nikolay Karakulov (URS) 1950: Brian Shenton (GBR) 1954: Heinz Fütterer (FRG) 1958: Manfred Germar (FRG) 1962: Owe Jonsson (SWE) 1966: Roger Bambuck (FRA) 1969: Philippe Clerc (SUI) 1971: Valeriy Borzov (URS) 1974: Pietro Mennea (ITA) 1978: Pietro Mennea (ITA) 1982: Olaf Prenzler (GDR) 1986: Vladimir Krylov (URS) 1990: John Regis (GBR) 1994: Geir Moen (NOR) 1998: Douglas Walker (GBR) 2002: Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) 2006: Francis Obikwelu (POR) 2010: Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) 2012: Churandy Martina (NED) 2014: Adam Gemili (GBR) 2016: Bruno Hortelano (ESP) 2018: Ramil Guliyev (TUR) 2022: Zharnel Hughes (GBR) 2024: Timothé Mumenthaler (SUI)

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