Gabrielle Meyer (married name is Morère) (10 May 1947 – 18 November 2018) was a French

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

, who specialised in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

Biography

Meyer won five champion of France ( fr) titles, three in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

in 1965, 1966 and 1967, and two in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

in 1965 and 1966. In 1967, she won the gold medal in the 200m and the silver medal in the 100m during the Summer Universiade at Tokyo. In October 1967, in Mexico City, she equaled France's 200m record ( fr) from Catherine Capdevielle in 23.7s. She participated in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 100m, she took eighth in the

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relay. She was selected 18 times for France.

Prize list

National

French Championships in Athletics The French Athletics Championships (french: Championnats de France d'athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serves as the Frenc ...

: ** Winner of the 100m 1965, 1966 and 1967 ** Winner of 200m 1965 and 1966

Records

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External links

* * Dictionary of athletics by Robert Pariente: Extract in the No. 31 Wednesday, August 18, 1971 L'Equipe Magazine Athletics, with black and white photo of the applicant 1947 births 2018 deaths French female sprinters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for France Universiade silver medalists for France Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters 20th-century French women {{France-sprint-bio-stub