Sylviane Telliez (née Marotel; born 30 October 1942) is a former French track and field who competed in short

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. She dominated French sprinting in the first half of the 1970s. She was a four-time medallist in the 60 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships from 1970 to 1974. She was also a 100 m finalist at the

1969 European Athletics Championships The 9th European Athletics Championships were held from 16–21 September 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens, the capital of Greece. New at these championships were the women's 1500 metres and the women's 4×400 metres relay event. Moreover, ...

. She was born in Épinay-sur-Seine and ran for Racing Club de France during her career. She was a three-time participant at the

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for France (1968, 1972, and 1976).Sylviane Telliez
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-14. She broke the world record for the

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in 1968 to 1969 with her hand-timed runs of 37 seconds and 36.5 seconds. She was a former holder of the European indoor record for the

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with her best of 6.24 seconds. She held the French record over

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 ...

for a total of eight years, including breaking the mark times in 1972 (11.01s), and the

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for two years with her best of 23.08. She was also a national record holder indoors in the 50 m (6.31 seconds) and 60 metres (7.27 in 1974).

International competitions

* European champion Indoors 50m in 1968 (in Madrid ) * European champion in the relay 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 laps 1970 * European Indoors champion in the relay 4 × 200 m 1969 * Gold Medal 100m at the

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in 1967 * Second in European Indoors Champion 60m in 1969, 1970 and 1971 * Third in European Indoors Champion 60m in 1972 and 1973

National titles

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 ...

**100 m: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 **200 m: 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 *

French Indoor Athletics Championships The French Indoor Athletics Championships (french: Championnats de France d'athlétisme en salle) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA), which serves as the French national cha ...

**60 m: 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976

References

Living people 1942 births Sportspeople from Épinay-sur-Seine Athletes from Île-de-France French female sprinters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Olympic female sprinters French Athletics Championships winners {{France-sprint-bio-stub