Gabrielle Meyer

Gabrielle Meyer
Personal information
Nationality  France
Born 10 May 1947 (1947-05-10) (age 68)
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Sport
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m
Club Toulouse UC

Gabrielle Meyer (married name is Morère) (born May 10, 1947) is a former French athlete, who specialised in sprinting.

Biography

She won five champion of France (fr) titles, three in the 100 metres in 1965, 1966 and 1967, and two in the 200 metres in 1965 and 1966.

In 1967, she won the gold medal in the 200m and the silver medal in the 100m during the Summer Universiade at Tokyo. In October 1967, in Mexico City, she equaled France's 200m record (fr) from Catherine Capdevielle in 23.7s.

She participated in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 100m, she took eighth in the 4 × 100 m relay.

She was selected 18 times for France.

Prize list

International Awards
Date Competition Location Result Event Performance
1967 Summer Universiade Tokyo 2nd 100 m 11.7s
1st 200 m 23.8s
1968 Olympic Games Mexico 8th 4 × 100 m Relay 44 s 2
1969 European Championships Athens 5th 200 m 23.7s
4th 4 × 100 m Relay 44.6s

National

Records

Personal records
Event Performance Location Date
100 m 11.55s 1967
200 m 23.66s 1967

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