Yves Niaré

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Yves Niaré
Personal information
Niaré in action at the 2009 European Indoor Championships
Nationality	French
Born	(1977-07-20)20 July 1977 Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France
Died	5 December 2012(2012-12-05) (aged 35) France
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put

Yves Niaré (20 July 1977 – 5 December 2012) was a shot putter from France.

Career

Niaré was born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. His main honor was the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with a throw of 20.42 metres. He also finished eleventh at the 1996 World Junior Championships, and fourth at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.^[1]

Niaré competed at the 2001 World Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.^[1]^[2]

His personal best throw in the shot put was 20.72 metres, a French national record, achieved in May 2008 in Versailles. He also had 63.44 metres in the discus throw, achieved in May 2007 in Chelles.^[1]

Death

Niaré was killed on the morning of 5 December 2012 in an automobile accident. A statement regarding his death was issued by the French Athletics Federation.^[3] He was 35.

Competition record

Representing France
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	10th	Shot put	15.64 m
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	2nd	Shot put	18.94 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	26th (q)	Shot put	18.71 m
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	5th	Shot put	18.13 m
2005	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	1st	Shot put	18.64 m
2005	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	1st	Discus throw	54.15 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	22nd (q)	Shot put	18.70 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	16th (q)	Shot put	19.62 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	23rd (q)	Shot put	19.73 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	2nd	Shot put	20.42 m (iNR)
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	4th	Shot put	19.71 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	27th (q)	Shot put	19.37 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	–	Shot put	NM

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yves Niaré profile at IAAF
↑ "Yves Niaré Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
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Persondata
Name	Niare, Yves
Alternative names
Short description	French athlete
Date of birth	20 July 1977
Place of birth
Date of death	5 December 2012
Place of death

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