Maryvonne Samson Dupureur (24 May 1937 – 7 January 2008) was a French middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m event she won silver medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 European Indoor Games; she also took part in the 1960 and 1968 Olympics.Maryvonne Dupureur
sports-reference.com Between 1959 and 1969 Dupureur won ten national titles: six in the 800 m, three in the 400 m and one in the 1500 m. She was an Olympic silver medalist in the 800 metres in Tokyo in 1964 after leading for most of the race but being overtaken in the final 100 metres by Great Britain’s Ann Packer, who set a new world record. Dupurer lived for many years in

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, and taught physical education and sport at a high school in Saint-Brieuc until her retirement.Toutes les brèves – Décès de Dupureur
eurosport.fr. 7 January 2008

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Maryvonne Dupureur
at sporting-heroes.net
Death of 1964 Olympic 800m medallist Maryvonne Duperer (FRA)
(EAA)

(IAAF) 1937 births 2008 deaths Sportspeople from Saint-Brieuc Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics French female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of France Olympic silver medalists for France Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century French women {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub