Chantal Réga (born August 7, 1955, in

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

) is a retired

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sprinter and

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from France, best known for winning the

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in the women's 400 m hurdles at the 1982 European Championships. A two-time Olympian (1976 and 1980) she won a total number of fifteen national titles during the 1970s and early 1980s.

International

National Championships

* Champion of France at 100m in 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1980 * Champion of France at 200m in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1980 * Champion of France at 100m hurdles in 1974 and 1975 * Champion of France at 400m hurdles in 1982 * Champion of France at 60m Indoors in 1977 * Champion of France at 200m Indoors in 1982 * Champion of France at 60m hurdles Indoors in 1975

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Mediterranean Games

1955 births Living people French female sprinters French female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Sportspeople from Nîmes European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for France {{France-hurdles-bio-stub