Hélène Parisot (born 17 December 1992) is a French sprinter. She won the bronze medal in the

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and silver in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the

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Early life

She is from

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. She attended

Toulouse Capitole University Toulouse Capitole University (, ) is a public university in Toulouse, France. It is one of the three universities of the city of Toulouse, in southwestern France. The university, presided by Hugues Kenfack, focuses on social sciences, law, polit ...

Career

She ran as part of the French relay team in tne 4x100m at the

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that qualified for the final. She placed second in the 200m and third in the 100m at the 2023 French Athletics Championships in

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, equalling her 200m personal best of 23.26 seconds and setting a new 100m personal best time of 11.35 seconds. She ran for France at the

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. She ran as part of the French 4x100m relay team which finished as runner-up and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in

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. She finished third in the 200 metres at the

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event

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in a personal best time of 23.02 seconds. She won bronze in 22.63 seconds in the final of the 200 metres at the

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in Rome in June 2024, having broken her own personal best in each of the three races she competed. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in

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over 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals. She also competed in the 4x100m relay at the Games, with her French team placing fourth in the final. She competed at the

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in China in the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. She ran a personal best 22.42 seconds for the 200 metres as she finished second competing for France at the

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in Madrid in June 2025.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parisot, Helene 1992 births Living people 21st-century French sportswomen French female sprinters Toulouse 1 University Capitole alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France