Clara Henriette ( Sanchez, born 20 September 1983 in

Martigues Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A di ...

) was a French professional

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and is now the coach of the French national sprint squad. She won the Keirin World Championship on two occasions, 2004 and 2005. She competed for France at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Palmarès

; 2002 : National Track Championships :: 2nd, 500 m :

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, Copenhagen :: 2nd, Keirin ; 2003 : National Track Championships :: 1st, 500 m ; 2004 : National Track Championships :: 1st, 500 m :

, Melbourne :: 1st, Keirin : 2004 World Cup :: 2nd, Team Sprint, Moscow :: 2nd, Team Sprint, Manchester :: 3rd, 500 m, Sydney ; 2005 :

, Los Angeles :: 1st, Keirin : 2005–2006 World Cup :: 1st, Keirin, Manchester ; 2006 : National Track Championships :: 1st, 500 m : 2005–2006 World Cup :: 2nd, Sprint, Los Angeles :: 1st, Keirin, Los Angeles :

, Bordeaux :: 2nd, Keirin : 2006–2007 World Cup :: 3rd, Sprint, Sydney :: 3rd, Team Sprint, Sydney ; 2007 : 2006–2007 World Cup :: 2nd, Sprint, Los Angeles : 3rd, 500 m, Aigle : 1st, Keirin, Aigle : 2007–2008 World Cup :: 3rd, Sprint Beijing :: 2nd, Team Sprint, Beijing ; 2008 :1st Sprint, Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint Denis :2nd Sprint, Fenioux France Trophy : 2007–2008 World Cup :: 3rd, Team Sprint, Copenhagen ;2013 :1st Keirin, Revolution – Round 2, Glasgow

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