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Maryvonne Dupureur

1937 - 2008

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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 was an Olympic silver medalist in the 800 metres in Tokyo in 1964 after leading for most of the race but being overtaken in the final 100 metres by Great Britain’s Ann Packer, who set a new world record. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maryvonne Dupureur is the 2,140th most popular athlete (up from 2,188th in 2019), the 5,180th most popular biography from France (up from 5,302nd in 2019) and the 115th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maryvonne Dupureur ranks 2,140 out of 6,025. Before her are Viktor Markin, Henry Seiling, Bernhard Lehmann, Brigitte Rohde, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, and Tony Hurt. After her are Ute Hommola, Ronald Weigel, Finn Pedersen, Hwang Young-cho, Zoltán Melis, and David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Maryvonne Dupureur ranks 526. Before her are Michel Stievenard, George Steele, Chuck Peddle, Paul Stookey, Paul Hawkins, and Veniamin Alexandrov. After her are Yashwant Sinha, Bruce Johnstone, Yuri Falin, Jarosława Jóźwiakowska, Dee Palmer, and Oleg Kopayev. Among people deceased in 2008, Maryvonne Dupureur ranks 358. Before her are Andrzej Badeński, Stig Claesson, Joy Page, Beverly Garland, Laurus Škurla, and Jimmy Carl Black. After her are Eddy Arnold, Abby Mann, Jaime Gómez, Ramiro Navarro, Christian Brando, and El Kazovsky.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maryvonne Dupureur ranks 5,180 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean Louis (1907), François Sagat (1979), Anne-Marie Garat (1946), Perrine Pelen (1960), Habib Beye (1977), and Bruno Martini (1962). After her are Léa Drucker (1972), Richard Ferrand (1962), Marina Foïs (1970), Rémi Garde (1966), Clovis Cornillac (1968), and Pascal Tayot (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Maryvonne Dupureur ranks 115. Before her are Pierre Blondiaux (1922), Raoul Paoli (1887), Bernard Talvard (1947), Georges Johin (1877), Georges Dransart (1924), and Zhang Liang (null). After her are Pascal Tayot (1965), Yves Delacour (1930), Thierry Vigneron (1960), Christine Muzio (1951), Jean Gachet (1894), and Jean-Michel Henry (1963).

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