Cécile Lignot-Maubert (née Lignot; born 19 November 1971 in

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) is a retired female

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er from

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. She set her personal best (65.39 metres) on 8 August 1999 at a meet in

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. She won the French female Hammer Throw Championships three times: in 1994, 1997 and 1999. She set the French Hammer record four times, hurling respectively 58.60m, 59.74m and 63.88m in 1997, then 64.15m in 1998.

Prize List

* French Athletic Championships : ** 3 times winner of female Hammer Throw in

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and

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Achievements

References

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1971 births Living people French female hammer throwers People from Bastia Sportspeople from Bastia 20th-century French women {{France-hammer-bio-stub