Monique Éwanjé-Épée
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born |
11 July 1967 Poitiers, France |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Weight | 65 kg |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 France |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles |
Medal record
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Monique Éwanjé-Épée (born July 11, 1967 in Poitiers, France) is a retired French track and field athlete who competed for France in the 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles.
Biography
Éwanjé-Épéee represented her country in the 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles in major international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Indoor Championships, European Championships and European Indoor Championships. She competed in the women's 100 meter hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics,1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
As of October 2013, Éwanjé-Épée is still the exclusive holder of the French national outdoor record for the women's 100m hurdles (12.56 sec), set on 29 June 1990 in Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. Her French national indoor record for the women's 60m hurdles (7.82 sec), set on 23 February 1991 in Paris, was not bettered or equalled for the next 13 years. It was equalled on 7 March 2004 by Linda Ferga at the 2004 World Indoor Championships 60 metres hurdle final in Budapest.
Éwanjé-Épée's elder sister Maryse Éwanjé-Épée competed in the high jump for France.
Results in international competitions
| 1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus, East Germany | 1st in the final | 100 m hurdles | 13.10 sec in the final |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 7th in the final | 100 m hurdles | 13.14 sec in the final |
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | eliminated in the semifinals | 60 m hurdles | 8.08 sec in the semifinals |
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 1st in the final | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 sec (GR, NR) in the final |
| 1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Rabat, Morocco | 1st in the final | 100 m hurdles | 12.92 sec in the final |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 2nd in the final | 60 m hurdles | 7.84 sec in the final |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st in the final | 100 m hurdles | 12.79 sec in the final |
| 1990 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Athens, Greece | 3rd in the final | 100 m hurdles | 12.86 sec in the final |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd in the final | 60 m hurdles | 7.90 sec in the final |
| 1991 | European Cup | Frankfurt, Germany | 2nd in the final | 100 m hurdles | 12.79 sec in the final |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th in the final | 100 m hurdles | 12.84 sec in the final |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 2nd in the final | 60 m hurdles | 7.99 sec in the final |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | eliminated in the first round heats | 100 m hurdles | 13.73 sec in the first round heats |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | eliminated in the first round heats | 100 m hurdles | 13.29 sec in the first round heats |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th in the final | 60 m hurdles | 7.98 sec in the final |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | eliminated in the first round heats | 100 m hurdles | 13.13 sec in the first round heats |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd in the final | 60 m hurdles | 8.09 sec in the final |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | eliminated in the quarterfinals | 100 m hurdles | 13.17 sec in the quarterfinals |
References
- ↑ Sports Reference. "Monique Éwanjé-Épée-Tourret". Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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