Nathalie Simon (née Chevallier) (born 14 April 1962) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres.

Biography

Champion of France

400 meters The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

she was seventh in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1987 World Championships, at Rome. She participated in the following year in the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Eliminated in the 400m heats, she took seventh in the 4 × 400 m relay. In 1987, she won the gold medal in the 400m at Mediterranean Games at Latakia, Syria.

prize list

* French Championships in Athletics : ** winner of the 400m 1986

Records

notes and references

External links

* Olympic profile fo
Nathalie Simon (athletics)
at ''sports-reference.com'' Living people 1962 births People from Le Petit-Quevilly French female sprinters Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from Seine-Maritime Olympic female sprinters {{France-sprint-bio-stub