Solen Désert-Mariller (born 2 August 1982) is a French sprinter who specializes in the
400 metres
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 on ...
.
She was born in
Brest. She competed in the
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
at the
2003 World Indoor Championships
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, and then in the 400 metres at the
2003 World Championships, the
2005 World Championships, the
2006 European Championships, the
2007 World Championships and the
2009 World Championships without reaching the final.
She won the bronze medal at the 2005
Jeux de la Francophonie
The Jeux de la Francophonie (Canadian English: ''Francophonie Games''; British English: ''Francophone Games'') are a combination of artistic and sporting events for the Francophonie, mostly French-speaking nations and former colonies of France, ...
.
In the
4 x 400 metres relay
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures.
In mathematics
Four is the smallest co ...
she finished fifth at the
2002 European Championships, seventh at the
2006 European Championships and seventh at the
2009 World Championships, and also competed at the
2003 World Championships, the
2007 World Championships and the
2008 Olympic Games
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
.
Her personal best times are 23.02 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2005 in
Lamballe
Lamballe (; ; Gallo: ''Lanball'') is a town and a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Lamballe-Armor.
It lies on the river Gouessant east- ...
; and 51.42 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in August 2007 in
Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; oc, Niòrt; la, Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the ...
.
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References
1982 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Brest, France
French female sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of France
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