Maryvonne Dupureur

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMarie-Yvonne "Maryvonne"•Dupureur (Samson-)
Used nameMaryvonne•Dupureur
Born24 May 1937 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor (FRA)
Died7 January 2008 in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor (FRA)
Measurements167 cm / 58 kg
AffiliationsASPTT Lille, Lille (FRA) / AL Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Brieuc (FRA)
NOC France
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Maryvonne Dupureur was France’s foremost 800 m runner in the 1960s. She won a total of ten French titles between 1959 and 1969, six of them in the 800 m, the others in the 400 m (3) and 1500 m (1). She qualified for three consecutive Olympics, winning a silver medal at the 1964 Games, where she was beaten by Britain’s Ann Packer, who beat Dupureur in the final straight and broke the World Record. In 1968, she once more made the Olympic final, but finished last. Remarkably, Dupureur never made the final of the European Championships, although she did win a silver medal in the 1967 European Indoor Games, the precursor to the European Indoor Championships.

Personal Best: 800 – 2:01.9 (1964).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Maryvonne Dupureur
800 metres, Women (Olympic) 4 h1 r1/2
1964 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Maryvonne Dupureur
800 metres, Women (Olympic) 2 Silver
1968 Summer Olympics Athletics FRA Maryvonne Dupureur
800 metres, Women (Olympic) 8

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