Léone Bertimon

Léone Bertimon

Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	August 16, 1950 (age 65) Pointe-Noire
Sport
Event(s)	Shot put

Leone Bertimon (born August 16, 1950 at Pointe-Noire) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the shot put.

Biography

Léone measured 1.78 m and weighed 76 kg when competing. She competed for club Bouillante up to 1972, and since 1973 she competed in France at VGA Saint-Maur.

She won 21 titles French Athletics Championships: 12 outdoor (1974 to 1989), and 9 indoor (1973–1988). Her only rival was at that time was Frenchwomen Simone Créantor.

She also played in the reserve basketball team of her club, at Saint-Maur. Her brother, Charlus Bertimon was the French record holder of the javelin throw four times.

Bertimon Leone has been a physical education teacher at Louis Blanc college of St Maur Des Fosses, in Val de Marne.

International competitions

• gold medal Francophone Games in 1989 (39 years)^[1]
• gold medal Mediterranean Games in 1979^[2]
• Participation in 11 European Cups (French record) from 1973–1991
• 69 caps for France A over 24 years (women's record) from 1972–1995

National records

• Record holder of France 6 times, for 10 years, with an increase of 1.85 m; 2 times in 1973, 1975 3 times, and 1977 with 17.16 m
• Holder of the Indoor record in France 1981, at 16.77 m
• Record holder of France veteran -in Shot Put 4 in 3 age groups: F40 in 1991, in 1996 F45 and F50 in 2001

National titles

• Champion of France from 1973 to 1980, then in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1989. Altogether 12 titles.^[3]
• France champion indoors in 1973 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987 and 1988. Altogether 9 titles.
• Junior Champion of France: once

References

1. Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-05.
2. Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-05.
3. French Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-05.