Sport Athletics Personal best(s) 2:01.9 (1964) Role Olympic athlete Weight 58 kg | Event(s) 800 m Name Maryvonne Dupureur Height 1.67 m Club ASPTT Lille Metropole | |
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Died January 7, 2008, Saint-Brieuc, France Olympic medals Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres |
Maryvonne Samson Dupureur (24 May 1937 – 7 January 2008) was a French middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m event she won silver medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 European Indoor Games; she also took part in the 1960 and 1968 Olympics.
Between 1959 and 1969 Dupureur won ten national titles: six in the 800 m, three in the 400 m and one in the 1500 m. She lived for many years in Brittany, and taught physical education and sport at a high school in Saint-Brieuc until her retirement.
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