Joëlle De Brouwer (born 18 October 1950 in
Maubeuge
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) is a former French
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
who specialized in
middle distance running.
Biography
She won six French national Outdoor championships: 2 in the
1 500 m and 4 in the
3 000 m. She was also Indoor Champion of France in the 1,500 m in 1981, and she won 8 French championships in
cross-country
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from 1975 to 1984.
She improved nine times the
French record of the 3,000 m, bringing it to 8:59.0. On 1990. June 3, 1983, in Louvain, she establishes a new
French 5000m record of 15:52.60.
Prize list
*
French Championships in Athletics
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** 2 times winner of 1500 m
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
and
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
** 4 times winner of 3000 m
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
,
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
,
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
and
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
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French Indoor Athletics Championships :
** winner of 1500 m in 1981
*
France Championships in Cross Country :
** winner in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984
Records
Notes and references
* Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p. 398
1950 births
French female middle-distance runners
Living people
20th-century French women
French Athletics Championships winners
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