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| Nationality |  France | |||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1951 (1951-09-13) (age 73) | |||||||||||
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| Event(s) | 400 metres,800 metres | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Bernadette Martin (born 13 September 1951 at Grenoble) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres and 800 metres.
She won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay during the 1969 European Athletics Championships alongside Éliane Jacq, Nicole Duclos and Colette Besson. The French team went faster than the world record in the discipline in 3:30.8, but placed second and was tipped, in a photo finish, for first by the United Kingdom, who ran the same time. She participated in 1972 Summer Olympics, at Munich, and took fourth in the final of the 4 × 400 m (3:27.5 min: a new French record).
Her personal bests were 53.3 seconds in the 400 m (1971), and 2:02.49 minutes in the 800 m (1982).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 4 × 400 m | |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | 4th | 4 × 400 m |
References
- Bernadette Martin. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 4 February 2016.
- Docathlé 2003, s. 176, 215, 412. French Athletics Federation 2003.
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