Jean Raynal (18 August 1929[1] – January 2015)[2] was a French sports journalist, who worked for Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française and TF1.

[3] In 1968, Raynal became a television presenter on Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française,[2] and was one of the first five members of the organisation's committee on objective journalism.

[2][1] Raynal also covered 26 French Open tennis championships,[2] and six Olympic Games.

[3] He commentated with Raoul Barrière at the 1978–79 French Rugby Union Championship final, where Narbonne beat Stade Bagnérais.

[7] Fellow sports journalist Didier Roustan said that Raynal was his inspiration.