André ClayeuxAndré Clayeux was a French athlete, soldier and sports directorSports careerHe competed in the men's triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics.Second World WarClayeux was Commander of the French 62nd Tank Battalion during the Second World War and taken prisoner on 25 June 1940. He was detained at Oflag XII-B, a German prisoner of war camp for officers in Mainz Citadel. Marcelle Lafont discovered his presence there in 1942 as part of her work for the French Red Cross.Personal lifeHe was the life partner of the chemical engineer and politician Marcelle Lafont.