Fatima Yvelain
Fatima Yvelain (née Maama; born 31 December 1969 in Khemisset, Morocco) is a French athlete, who specializes in the long-distance running.
Biography
Born in 1969 in Morocco, she obtained French citizenship in 1996. She ran for club SCO Sainte-Marguerite in Marseille, where she was trained by Alain Dallenbach then Joseph Mahmoud. Fatima Yvelain obtained her first international podium seat in 1999 by winning in the team classification the gold medal for Cross Country (long course) and for the short course she obtained the team silver medal. During the same season, she won her first national title on track, at 5000 meters, during the French Championships at Niort (15 min 44 s 72), and also she set the record in the 5000m running 14 min 58 s at Berlin.[1]
Winner of her first national indoor title at 3000 meters early in the season of 2000, she excelled at theWorld Cross Country Championships at Vilamoura, Portugal, placing fifth in the short race, and winning the team bronze medal team alongside Yamna Oubouhou-Belkacem, Blandine Bitzner and Rakiya Maraoui Quétier.[2] Winning for the second consecutive time at the French Outdoor Championships at Nice, she won the European Cup 10,000 meters, at Lisbon, and participates in her first Olympic Games, at Sydney where she is eliminated in the heats of the 10 000 m.
She won the 2001 French Cross Country championships and placed third in the continental team event. In early July, in Saint-Étienne, she won her third straight champion of France title at 5000 m in the time of 15 min 42 s 38. She participated in the Helsinki world championships and placed 14th in the final of the 5000 m.
Doping
Fatima Maama tested positive for doping in May 1997, when she was running for Morocco, and was suspended three months reveals Mr Marc Muller, a defender of Blandine Bitzner at defamation trial that Fatima had brought against Blandine.
In August, 2012, Fatima Yvelain was punishable by two years of suspension for a doping test conducted in June 2012 during the half marathon of Perpignan, which revealed an intake of EPO.
In her defense, she invoked the thesis that torrential rain which happened on the day of the test would have dripped on medical equipment and would have been able to pollute her clothes and, by this contact, her genitals and urine.[3] The disciplinary body of the FFA did not accept her version defense.
The day of Fatima Yvelain's doping test, she aged 43, had finished second among women in a race in the time of 1h 20' 20" pocketing the sum of 400 euros.
National titles
- French Championships in Athletics
- 5000 m: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
- 10,000 m: 2002
- French Cross Country Championships
- Short race: 2001
- Long race: 2010
Personal bests
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 m | 14:58.18 | Berlin | 7 September 1999 |
| 10,000 m | 31:43.29 | Lisbon | 1 April 2000 |
References
- ↑ "Progression du record de France féminin du 5 000 m". athle.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Résultats des Championnats du monde de cross-country 2000". iaaf.org. 19 March 2000. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Doping - Athletics : The incredible alibi Fatima Yvelain " le10sport.com, August 16, 2012
External links
- Fatima Yvelain profile at IAAF
- Biography on the site of the French Athletics Federation (French)