Lina Jacques-Sébastien

Lina Jacques-Sébastien (born 10 April 1985 in Créteil, France) is a French sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

Lina Jacques-Sébastien
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's athletics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Barcelona4 × 100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2005 Almería200 metres
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Erfurt4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2005 Erfurt100 m

Biography

She finished sixth in the 100 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships,[1] and also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[2] She won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2005 European U23 Championships,[3] and in the 200 metres at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.[4] She competed at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[1]

In the 4 × 100 metres relay she finished fourth at the 2005 World Championships.[5] She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Myriam Soumaré and Carima Louami, but in their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated due to a mistake with the baton exchange. Jacques-Sebastien later won a silver medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Her personal best times are 7.35 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in February 2008 in Bordeaux; 11.30 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Sotteville-lès-Rouen; and 22.59 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona.[1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  France
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 11th (h) 100 m 11.91
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.60
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 6th 100m 11.58 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.68
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 5th (sf) 200 m 23.49
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 2nd 200 m 23.75
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.75
European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 2nd 100m 11.46 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
6th 200m 23.91 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.22
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.85
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 12th (sf) 100 m 11.98
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 18th (h) 60 m 7.43
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 6th 200 m 24.80
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.19
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 200 m 22.59
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.45
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.70

References

  1. Lina Jacques-Sébastien at World Athletics
  2. "4x100 Metres Relay – W – Final". IAAF. 18 July 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  3. "European Under 23 Championships and Cup". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  4. "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  5. "Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 2005 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
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