Pauline Pousse (born 17 September 1987) is a French athlete specialising in the discus throw. She won the bronze medal at the

2013 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''VIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie'' ( French for ''7th Francophone Games''), were held in Nice, France, from September 6-15. This was the second edition of the games to be hosted in France and the fi ...

. Her personal best in the event is 62.68 metres set in Angers in 2016. Five times Vice Champion of France from 2010 to 2015 (excepting 2011), Pauline Pousse improved in 2016 where she advanced her personal best almost 3 metres, throwing 62.68m in the 2016 French national championships where she qualified for the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

and for the European Championships at Amsterdam. On 10 July 2016, she placed 8th at the European Championships at Amsterdam with a throw of 59.62m.

International competitions

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1987 births Living people French female discus throwers People from Longjumeau Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Sportspeople from Essonne Athletes from Île-de-France Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France 21st-century French women {{France-discus-bio-stub