Marie-Louise Bévis (born 12 October 1972 in

Morne-à-l'Eau Morne-à-l'Eau (''Monalô'' in creole) is a commune located in the department of Guadeloupe. Events In March or April each year since 1993, the town organises a crab festival which features crab races and many stalls selling crab-based dishes. ...

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) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. She finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships, won the gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the gold medal at the

2001 Mediterranean Games The XIV Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2001), commonly known as the 2001 Mediterranean Games, were the 14th Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 2-15 September 2001, where 2,991 athletes ( ...

. She also competed at the 2000 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. In the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

she finished sixth at the 1993 World Championships, and fifth at the 2002 European Championships. She also competed at the 1995 World Championships and the 2003 World Championships. Her personal best times are 11.89 seconds 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 ...

, achieved in September 2003 in Saint-Florentin; 23.95 seconds 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 ...

, achieved in May 2002 in

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; and 52.06 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in June 2003 in

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1972 births Living people French female sprinters Guadeloupean female sprinters French people of Guadeloupean descent Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games {{Guadeloupe-sport-bio-stub