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Sophie Duarte
Sophie Duarte (born 31 July 1981) is a French runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She placed fifth at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, 2007 World Championships, setting a French record, and won the individual gold medal at 2013 European Cross Country Championships. Biography In 2007 Duarte was included into the French national team and placed fifth at the world championships, beating her own French record by 2 seconds. She participated in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished 7th in the heats. On 10 July 2009, she bettered her French record running 9:25.62 at the Golden Gala meet in Rome. Qualifying for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, she finished initially 15th in the final. On 19 November 2015, the Spaniard Marta Dominguez, who initially won the championship at these Games, was disqualified for doping. Duarte was reclassified in 14th position [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 European Cross Country Championships
The 2013 European Cross Country Championships was the 20th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes which was held in Belgrade, Serbia, on 8 December 2013. The senior individual winners were Alemayehu Bezabeh of Spain and Sophie Duarte of France. A record 571 runners from 37 nations entered the competition, making it Serbia's largest international athletics event in over forty years. In the women's senior race Ireland's Fionnuala Britton was the defending champion, but she failed to win a third straight title and ended the race in fourth. Sophie Duarte took the lead in the penultimate lap and ran on her own over the last lap to take her first European gold medal at the age of 32. The 2011 minor medallists Ana Dulce Félix of Portugal and Great Britain's Gemma Steel closely raced each other in the final lap, with the British runner gaining the edge over the Portuguese on this occasion. Steel headed the British women to the team title, while Duarte led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |