Séverine Foulon (born 8 December 1973, in

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) is a former French

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, who specialized in the middle distances. She has 21 caps for France Athletics - 8 youth and 13 international.

Career

Foulon won the French national

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title during the 1995 French Championships at Charléty Stadium in

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. In 1991, she won the bronze medal in the European Junior Championships in Thessaloniki (Greece). She won the bronze medal

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, in

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. In 1990, she set a French record in the 800m for junior's running with 2:05.00 in Dole. She set another French record in the 1500m for junior's indoor running with 4:28.03 in Liévin in 1992.

Prize list

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: ** winner of the 800m

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* France Cross Country Champion d'

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in 1990 (Cadette)

Records

Notes and references

* Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p. 404 1973 births Living people French female middle-distance runners Sportspeople from Lille Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games 20th-century French women {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub