Christophe Épalle

Christophe Épalle, 1993

Christophe Épalle (born 23 January 1969 in Saint-Etienne) is a French hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 81.79 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Clermont-Ferrand.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing France
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	8th	62.14 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	10th	74.84 m
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	3rd	76.80 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	76.22 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	75.22 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	15th (q)	73.62 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	17th (q)	74.22 m
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	78.44 m
1997	World Championships	Paris, France	–	NM
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	74.00 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	23rd (q)	74.22 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	21st (q)	76.27 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	23rd (q)	72.82 m
2005	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	2nd	71.41 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	20th (q)	69.12 m
2006	World Cup	Athens, Greece	9th	71.43 m

External links

Christophe Épalle profile at IAAF
sports-reference

Mediterranean Games champions in men's hammer throw

1949–1955: Teseo Taddia (ITA)
1959: Krešimir Račić (YUG)
1963: Zvonko Bezjak (YUG)
1967: Not held
1971: Georgios Georgiadis (GRE)
1975: Srećko Štiglić (YUG)
1979–1983: Giampaolo Urlando (ITA)
1987: Lucio Serrani (ITA)
1991: Raphaël Piolanti (FRA)
1993: Not held
1997: Christophe Épalle (FRA)
2001: Nicola Vizzoni (ITA)
2005: Eşref Apak (TUR)
2009: Nicola Vizzoni (ITA)
2013: Mostafa Al-Gamel (EGY)

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