Nationality France | Event Sprint | |
Born 30 October 1942 (age 74) ( 1942-10-30 ) Epinay-sur-Seine | ||
Sylviane Telliez (née Marotel; born 30 October 1942) is a former French track and field who competed in short sprints. She dominated French sprinting in the first half of the 1970s. She was a four-time medallist in the 60 metres at the European Athletics Indoor Championships from 1970 to 1974. She was also a 100 m finalist at the 1969 European Athletics Championships.
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She was born in Épinay-sur-Seine and ran for Racing Club de France during her career. She was a three-time participant at the Summer Olympics for France (1968, 1972, and 1976). She broke the world record for the 300 metres in 1968 to 1969 with her hand-timed runs of 37 seconds and 36.5 seconds. She ois a former holder of the European indoor record for the 50 metres with her best of 6.24 seconds. She held the French record over 100 metres for a total of eight years, including breaking the mark times in 1972 (11.01s), and the 200 metres for two years with her best of 23.08. She was also a national record holder indoors in the 50 m (6.31 seconds) and 60 metres (7.27 in 1974).