Clémence Calvin (born 17 May 1990) is a French

runner Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

. She has won silver medal at the 2014 European Championships in

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in the 10,000 metres event, behind the winner

Jo Pavey Joanne Marie Pavey Order of the British Empire, MBE (née Davis, born 20 September 1973) is a British long-distance runner and a World, European and Commonwealth medallist. She won the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2014 European Athletics Ch ...

Biography

She won the team silver medal at the

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 ...

, at

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, alongside

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 re ...

, Christine Bardelle and Laila Traby, after having taken 12th place as an individual. Winner of French National Cross Country Championships at the start of the 2014 season, she won in June 2014 the

European Cup 10,000m The European 10,000m Cup is an annual 10,000 metres race for European athletes which was first held in 1997. The competition is organised by the European Athletics Association and first began as the European 10000 Metres Challenge (''European 1 ...

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, in Macedonia, in the time of 31:52.86. In December 2019, Calvin along with her coach and husband (

Samir Dahmani Samir Dahmani (born 3 April 1991 in Martigues) is a French middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. International competitions Personal bests ...

) received a 4 year ban from competition for evading a drug test in March 2019. The ban is due to be in force until 17 December 2023.

Prize List

International

National

* French National Championships : **winner of 1500m en

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**winner of 5000m en

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* French Cross Country Championships : **winner of long course in 2013 and 2016 **winner of short course in 2014

References

External links

* People from Vichy 1990 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) French female long-distance runners European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Allier French female cross country runners {{France-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub