Sophie Duarte

Sophie Duarte (born 31 July 1981) is a French runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She placed fifth at the 2007 World Championships, setting a French record, and won the individual gold medal at 2013 European Cross Country Championships.

Sophie Duarte
Duarte at the 2013 European Cross Country Championships
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born31 July 1981 (1981-07-31) (age 42)
Rodez, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase, cross country
ClubSATUC (2003)
Olympique de Marseille Athlétisme (2004–2005)
AES Nanterre (2006)
Alès Cévennes Athlétisme (2007)
CP Joinville (2008–2010)
CA Balma (2010–).[2]
Coached byDavid Heath
Medal record
Representing  France
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 BelgradeIndividual
Silver medal – second place 2013 BelgradeTeam

Biography

In 2007 Duarte was included into the French national team and placed fifth at the world championships, beating her own French record by 2 seconds. She participated in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished 7th in the heats.[1] On 10 July 2009, she bettered her French record running 9:25.62 at the Golden Gala meet in Rome.[3][4] Qualifying for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, she finished initially 15th in the final. On 19 November 2015, the Spaniard Marta Dominguez, who initially won the championship at these Games, was disqualified for doping. Duarte was reclassified in 14th position[5][6]

In 2010, Duarte placed seventh at the European Championships in Barcelona. She did not run at the London 2012 Olympics due to an injury. Since 2013 she has been trained by David Heath, a former English international, in cross country.

Duarte established a new personal best over 5000 m running 15:14 at the meeting of Areva de Paris, and qualified for the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. The same year she ran her first Cross Country Championship where she placed 16th, 2nd among Europeans. Several months later, she won the European Cross Country championship. In 2014, she set a new personal record at the 10 km running 31:53 and qualified in the 10000 m for the European Championships in Zurich.

Results

World Championships

European Championships

European Cup

National

Personal bests
  • 5000 m: 15:14 in 2013
  • 10 km: 31:53
  • 3000 m steeplechase: 9:25.62 (record of France) at the Golden Gala of Rome on 10 July 2009[3]
  • 2000 m steeplechase: 6:46.29 (Under 23s) at Ashford on 2 August 2003
  • 1500 m: 4:13.60 at Tomblaine (meeting of Nancy) on 26 June 2009

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sophie Duarte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018.
  2. Archived 11 April 2014 at archive.today Fiche de carrière sur le site de la Fédération française d'athlétisme
  3. Sophie Duarte. trackfield.brinkster.net
  4. RF pour Duarte au steeple Archived 16 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, l'Equipe.fr, 10 July 2009
  5. Dopage: l'Espagnole Marta Dominguez perd son titre mondial 2009 sur 3000m steeple. lequipe.fr (19 November 2015)
  6. Women's 3 000 m steeple final results. iaaf.org
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