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| Born | (1945-03-24)24 March 1945 (age 79) Alès, France | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | JS Alès | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | Alès BC | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1963 | Valence BC | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1964 | AS Montferrand | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1976 | Clermont UC | ||||||||||||||
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||
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Jacqueline Chazalon (born 24 March 1945), known asJacky Chazalon, is a retired FrenchFIBA basketball player. Chazalon played for theFrance women's national basketball team from 1963 to 1976 and won silver at theEuroBasket Women 1970 Championship. During her time in FIBA, she played in the1971 FIBA World Championship for Women and the1976 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women. Chazalon was named France's Women Basketball Player of the Century in 2000. She was awarded theGlory of Sport in 2003 and inducted into theFIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.
Chazalon was born on 24 March 1945 inAlès,France.[1]
Chazalon began her basketball career in 1960. After playing for multiple teams for one-year terms, she played forClermont UC from 1964 to 1976. During her time with Clermont, she won the French League Championships consecutively from 1968 to 1976 and was the runner-up in theEuroLeague Women Championship four times between 1971 and 1976.[1]
While playing inFIBA Europe, Chazalon was a member of theFrance women's national basketball team from 1963 to 1976 and won a silver medal in theEuroBasket Women 1970 Championship.[1] She played in sixEuroBasket Women championships from 1964 to 1976 excluding 1974. In world competitions, Chazalon played in the1971 FIBA World Championship for Women and1976 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women.[2][3] Apart from playing basketball, Chazalon worked as a gym teacher. Outside of France, Chazalon was invited to play at a men's basketball camp inPocono Pines, Pennsylvania againstNational Basketball Association playersCampy Russell andDave Bing.[4]
Chazalon was awarded theRobert Busnel Medal in 1994 by theFrench Basketball Federation and named the Female Basketball Player of the Century in 2000.[1] She was inducted into theFIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.[5] Gymnasiums inFeytiat andSavigny-le-Temple,France were opened and named after Chazalon.[6]
