Joseph Bernardo (31 May 1929 – 6 December 2023) was a French swimmer and Olympic medalist.[1]
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Born | 31 May 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 December 2023 | (aged 94)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Bernardo was born in Algiers, French Algeria. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he received a bronze medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with the French swimming team (with Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente, and Alexandre Jany).[2]
Bernardo married actress and theater director Simone Turck in 1952.
Bernardo died on 6 December 2023, at the age of 94.[3]