Nicole Goullieux
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | French |
| Born | 15 July 1931 Paris, France |
| Died | 19 June 2024 (aged 92) Le Neubourg, France |
| Years active | 1952–1963 |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | 800m, cross country running |
| Club | Racing Club de France |
Nicole Goullieux (15 July 1931 – 19 June 2024) was a French athlete, who had specialized in the 800 meters and in Cross Country.
Biography
[edit]Goullieux was born in Paris. She won six titles French National 800m Championships in 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1962. She also won five French Cross Country Championships, between the years of 1956 to 1963. Goullieux improved the French 800 meters record three times, running 2:12.7 and 2:10.5 in 1955 and 2:09.5 in 1959.
In 1959, she won the gold medal in the 800 m during the Summer Universiade, at Turin in the time 2:11.1. She participated in the 1960 Olympics at Rome, but did not advance past the first round of the 800 m trials.
Goullieux died in Le Neubourg on 19 June 2024, at the age of 92.[1][2]
Prize list
[edit]- French Championships in Athletics :
- French Cross Country Championships :
- winner in 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1963
Records
[edit]| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
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| 800 m | 2:09.5 | 1959 |
References
[edit]- ^ "État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970" (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Avis de décès de Nicole Goullieux" (in French). Pompes funèbres Hélie. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
Sources
[edit]- Fédération Française d'Athlétisme, ed. (2003), Docathlé 2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, pp. 40, 117, 176, 406, ISBN 2-9512343-3-3
External links
[edit]- Nicole Goullieux at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nicole Goullieux at Olympics.com
World University Games champions in women's 800 metres | |
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- 1931 births
- 2024 deaths
- French female middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for France
- Athletes from Paris
- Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade
- French Athletics Championships winners
- French middle-distance runner stubs