Michèle Demys (born 16 September 1943 in
Orsay) is a former 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 the
Javelin
A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with th ...
.
Demys won five French national javelin titles in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967.
She participated in the
1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and placed tenth in the final.
National titles
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French Athletics Championships
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 ...
, 5-time winner in the javelin:
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Records
References
* Docathlé2003, French Athletics Federation, 2003 p. 399
External links
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1943 births
Living people
French female javelin throwers
Olympic athletes for France
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games silver medalists for France
Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
21st-century French women
20th-century French women
French Athletics Championships winners
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