Manuela Montebrun

Manuela Montebrun (born 13 November 1979) is a retired, female hammer thrower from France. She is an Olympic bronze medallist and two-time World Championship bronze medallist.

Manuela Montebrun
Manuela Montebrun
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1979-11-13) November 13, 1979
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)outdoor - 74.66 m (2005)
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Hammer throw
World Championships
2003 Paris Hammer throw
2005 Helsinki Hammer throw
Universiade
2001 Beijing Hammer throw
1999 Palma de Mallorca Hammer throw
Goodwill Games
2001 Brisbane Hammer throw
European Championships
2002 Munich Hammer throw
Jeux de la Francophonie
2009 Beirut Hammer throw
European U23 Championships
2001 Amsterdam Hammer throw
Updated on 24 October 2013.

Career

Born in Laval, Mayenne, Montebrun won two back-to-back World Championship bronze medals in 2003 and 2005. She had finished fourth in the final of the 2005 World Championships, but was belatedly awarded the bronze medal in 2013 when the 2005 World Championships gold medallist Olga Kuzenkova was stripped of her gold medal for doping.[1][2]

Montebrun's outdoor, personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved on 11 July 2005 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Montebrun retired from athletics in June 2012.[3]

Originally fifth in the 2008 Olympic final, Montebrun was promoted to the bronze medal position in 2016, after the drugs disqualifications of Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik.

Results in international competitions

Note: Only the position and distance in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. If the athlete did not qualify for the final, the overall position and distance in the qualification round are indicated.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  France
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 5th 58.28 m
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 25th (q) 54.13 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 3rd 68.11 m
European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4th 61.95 m
World Championships Seville, Spain 12th 62.44 m
2000 European Cup Gateshead, England 3rd 67.73 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 24th (q) 57.77 m
2001 European Athletics U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 66.73 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th 67.78 m
Universiade Beijing, China 1st 69.78 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 3rd 69.80 m
2002 European Cup Annecy, France 2nd 68.53 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 72.04 m
2003 European Cup Florence, Italy 1st 74.43 m
World Championships Paris, France 3rd 70.92 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 4th 68.88 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 15th (q) 67.90 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 3rd 70.63 m
2005 European Cup Florence, Italy 2nd 71.10 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 71.41 m
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 7th 69.70 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th 70.36 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 3rd 72.54 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 12th 69.92 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 1st 70.26 m

References
  1. "Two-year sanctions for Kuzenkova, Krivelyova and Bilonog". 3 Apr 2013.
  2. "Un titre retiré à Kuzenkova". L'Équipe. 2 Apr 2013.
  3. "Athlétisme. Manuèla Montebrun : " Comme Monsieur ou Madame Tout-le-Monde "". Ouest-France. 18 Apr 2013.



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