Martine Fays (born 3 August 1959) is a French distance runner who competed mainly in the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

and cross country running events. She made eight appearances for France at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1982 and 1991. She won three women's team medals (two silver and one bronze), running alongside compatriots

Annette Sergent Annette Sergent (born 17 November 1962) is a French former long-distance runner. She represented her country three times at the Summer Olympics, but it was in cross country running that she had her greatest success. She became the first Frenchw ...

, Anne Viallix, Jacqueline Lefeuvre, Maria Lelut and

Marie-Pierre Duros Marie-Pierre Duros (born 7 June 1967) is a French former middle- and long-distance runner who specialised in the 3000 metres. Her personal best of 8:38.97 minutes for the event is a former French record, which lasted from 1989 to 1999. She was a ...

. Her best individual finish at the competition was fourth at the 1986 race, where she was pipped to the bronze by teammate Sergent. On the track, Fays set a French national record in the 3000 m with a run of 8:46.18 minutes (a lifetime best) at the 1987 Meeting Nikaïa. She ranked in the top twenty runners for that event in the 1987 season and 1989 season. She was a finalist in the 3000 m at the European Athletics Championships in 1986 and 1990, though never made the top ten, and ran in the heats of the

1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 ...

.Martine Fays

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. Retrieved 2020-03-19. Born in

Vinay, Isère Vinay () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Vinay is a largely agricultural village. It is commonly known as the walnut capital of Grenoble and boasts over 175,000 trees. Population Twin towns Vinay is twinned w ...

, she competed for France internationally 19 times. She was a member of three clubs during her career: Grenoble UC up to 1987, then Individuelle Dauphinée-Savoie in 1988, and finally ASPTT Grenoble from 1989 onwards. She won one national title during her career, winning the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

at the

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in 1983.French Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19. In professional road running, she was a three-time winner of the

Paris-Versailles Race The Paris-Versailles Race (''Course Paris-Versailles'', also known as ''La Grande Classique'') is a pedestrian race that takes place between Paris and Versailles in France, every year on the last Sunday morning of September. Organized by Paris- ...

and won the 1992 Chris McKinnon Memorial Race.

International competitions

National titles

**1500 m:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fays, Martine 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Isère French female middle-distance runners French female long-distance runners French female cross country runners World Athletics Championships athletes for France French Athletics Championships winners