Nationality France | Height 1.62 m | |
Born 16 May 1927 (age 89) ( 1927-05-16 ) Castres Club Union Association Castres Events 100 metres, 80 metres hurdles | ||
Yvette Trombetta (born Monginou on the May 16 1927 at Castres) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the sprints.
Biography
She won five champion of France titles: three in the 80m hurdles in 1948, 1949 and 1952, one in the 100 m in 1951 and one 200 m in 1953.
Selected for 1948 Summer Olympics in London, she competed in the 80m hurdles, placing fourth in the race in the time of 11.8s.
During the 1952 Summer Olympics, at Helsinki she reached the semifinals of the 80m hurdles, the 100m quarter finals, and was knocked out in the first round of the 4 × 100 m relay.
References
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