Marie Gayot

Marie Gayot (born 18 December 1989 in Reims) is a retired French sprint athlete.[1] She specialized in 400m and set her personal best of 50.97s in 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.[2] She holds a master's degree in urbanism from Cergy-Pontoise University.[3]

Marie Gayot
Marie Gayot at the 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born (1989-02-18) February 18, 1989
Reims, Marne
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
Event(s)4 × 400m Relay
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Moscow4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Zürich4 x 400 m
Silver medal – second place2012 Helsinki4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Amsterdam4x400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Prague4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paris4x400 m relay

Competition record

She has represented France in the 4 × 400 m relay in London Olympic games where she was a finalist. Her best results include a bronze medal in 2013 World Championships in Athletics in the 4 × 400 m, which was given to her in 2017 after disqualification of the Russian team; and a gold medal in 4 × 400 m in 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She has also participated in World Championships in 2011 and 2015.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  France
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 5th 400 m 53.98
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.82
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.16
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 6th 400 m 53.86
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.73
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.02
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th (sf) 400 m 52.17
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.49
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.92
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th (sf) 400 m 53.38
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.71
World Championships Moscow, Russia 14th (sf) 400 m 51.54
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.21
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 2nd 400 m 52.33
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.84
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7th 400 m 52.14
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.28
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 5th 400 m 53.11
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.61
World Championships Beijing, China 12th (sf) 400 m 50.97
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.45
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.96
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.18

References
  1. Marie Gayot at World Athletics
  2. "IAAF: Marie Gayot | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. UTC - Université de Technologie de Compiègne (2014-05-21), Marie Gayot, étudiante à l'UTC et athlète olympique, retrieved 2017-12-15


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