Sophie Duarte (born 31 July 1981) is a French runner who specializes in the

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. She placed fifth at the 2007 World Championships, setting a French record, and won the individual gold medal at

2013 European Cross Country Championships The 2013 European Cross Country Championships was the 20th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes which was held in Belgrade, Serbia, on 8 December 2013. The senior individual winners were Alemayehu Bezabeh of Spain ...

Biography

In 2007 Duarte was included into the French national team and placed fifth at the world championships, beating her own French record by 2 seconds. She participated in the 3000 m steeplechase at the

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and finished 7th in the heats. On 10 July 2009, she bettered her French record running 9:25.62 at the Golden Gala meet in Rome. Qualifying for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, she finished initially 15th in the final. On 19 November 2015, the Spaniard

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, who initially won the championship at these Games, was disqualified for doping. Duarte was reclassified in 14th positionWomen's 3 000 m steeple final results
iaaf.org In 2010, Duarte placed seventh at the European Championships in Barcelona. She did not run at the London 2012 Olympics due to an injury. Since 2013 she has been trained by David Heath, a former English international, in cross country. Duarte established a new personal best over 5000 m running 15:14 at the meeting of Areva de Paris, and qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. The same year she ran her first Cross Country Championship where she placed 16th, 2nd among Europeans. Several months later, she won the European Cross Country championship. In 2014, she set a new personal record at the 10 km running 31:53 and qualified in the 10000 m for the European Championships in Zurich.

Results

World Championships

2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

at Osaka ** 5th 3 000 m steeplechase *

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

at Berlin ** 14th 3 000 m steeplechase *

2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2013. The races were held at the Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Kenya topped the medal standings in the competition with 5 gold, and Ethiopia had the most overall ...

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** 16th at 8 000 m

European Championships

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at Barcelona ** 7th at 3 000 m steeplechase * 6th at the

2011 European Cross Country Championships The 2011 European Cross Country Championships was the 18th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes which was held in Velenje, Slovenia on 11 December. Atelaw Yeshetela of Belgium won the men's title to become the ...

at Velenje * 6th at the

2012 European Cross Country Championships The 2012 European Cross Country Championships was the 19th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes which was held in Szentendre, Hungary on 9 December. Andrea Lalli of Italy won the men's title to become the countr ...

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* 1st at the

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* 5th at the

2014 European Cross Country Championships The 2014 European Cross Country Championships was the 21st edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes which was held in Samokov, Bulgaria, on 14 December 2014. The events were hosted at Borovets – a winter sports and ...

at Samokov

European Cup

* 2007

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: 2nd in the 3000 m steeplechase

National

* Champion of France at long course of cross country in 2015 * Vice-champion of France at long course of cross country in 2014 * 3rd at the championship of France at long course of cross country in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016

Personal bests

* 5000 m: 15:14 in 2013 * 10 km: 31:53 * 3000 m steeplechase: 9:25.62 (record of France) at the Golden Gala of Rome on 10 July 2009Sophie Duarte
trackfield.brinkster.net * 2000 m steeplechase: 6:46.29 (Under 23s) at

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on 2 August 2003 * 1500 m: 4:13.60 at Tomblaine (meeting of Nancy) on 26 June 2009

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Sophie 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Rodez French female middle-distance runners French female long-distance runners French female steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for France European Cross Country Championships winners 21st-century French women