Bernadette Martin

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Bernadette Martin
Personal information
Nationality France
Born13 September 1951 (1951-09-13) (age 72)
Sport
Event(s)400 metres,800 metres
Medal record
Representing  France
1969 European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Athens 4 × 400 m relay

Bernadette Martin (born 13 September 1951 at Grenoble) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the 400 metres and 800 metres.[1]

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[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1969 European Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 4 × 400 m
1972 Olympic Games Munich, Germany 4th 4 × 400 m

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bernadette Martin. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 4 February 2016.
  • Docathlé 2003, s. 176, 215, 412. French Athletics Federation 2003.