Maëva Contion (born 31 May 1992 at
Creil
Creil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction.
History
Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late ...
) is a French
athlete
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, who specializes in the
400 meters hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
.
Biography
Junior Champion of France in 2010 and 2011, she won the bronze medal at the
2011 European Junior Championships where she ran 58.03.
She was champion of France U23s in 2012 and 2014.
In 2015, at
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Villeneuve-d'Ascq (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. With more than 60,000 inhabitants and 50,000 students, it is one of the main cities of the Métropole Européenne de Lille and the largest in area (27.46 km2) ...
she won the
French Elite Championships
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in 56.03, a personal best.
Prize list
International competitions
National
*
French Championships in Athletics
The French Athletics Championships () is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serves as the French national championships for the sport. The ...
:
** winner of the 400m hurdles in
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
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Events
January
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; 2nd in 2014
Records
References
External links
*
1992 births
Living people
French female hurdlers
21st-century French sportswomen
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