Maguy Nestoret (born 28 July 1969 in

Vitry-sur-Seine Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Name Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victoria ...

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) is a French athlete who specialises in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. Nestoret competed in the women's 200 m at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

where she took fifth in heat three in a time of 24.15 seconds. She was part of a relay that took fifth in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

at the

1991 World Championships in Athletics The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participa ...

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. She also won three

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gold medals in the 200 m in

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, the 4 × 100 m relay in

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and again in

. Maguy won the French national 200 m title in 1993.

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 ...

** 200 m: 1993 *

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 ...

**200 m : 1993

Personal records

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* Living people 1969 births People from Vitry-sur-Seine French female sprinters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for France Sportspeople from Val-de-Marne Athletes from Île-de-France Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Olympic female sprinters French Athletics Championships winners {{France-sprint-bio-stub