Christelle Daunay
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Christelle Daunay is a French
long distance runner who specialises in road running
. She is the current French marathon record
holder. She represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics
and has competed a number of times in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
. She has had top-three finishes in the New York Marathon, Paris Marathon
and the Course Paris-Versailles
competitions, the half marathon
and marathon
.
Since 2005 she has been affiliated to the SCO Sainte-Marguerite (Marseille) ("Sports and Cultural Society of Sainte-Marguerite (Marseille)"). In February 2006 she put her career as a physiotherapist on hold in order to prepare full-time for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
.
With her time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 24 seconds on 27 January 2008 at the Osaka Ladies Marathon (10th place), she not only beat the previous French record established by Chantal Dällenbach, but also qualified for the marathon in the 2008 Olympics. This was her second major marathon, her first being the Paris Marathon
in 2007 where she came third with a time of 2:28:54.
She came in 20th in the women's marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games, with a time of 2:31:48.
She came third in the 2009 Paris Marathon
setting a new French national record
of 2:25:43, beating her previous record time set in 2008. In 2009 Daunay entered in her first New York Marathon. She came third with a time of 2:29:16. She further improved her French record at the 2010 Paris Marathon, in which she ran a time of 2:24:22 for second place.
She was the runner-up at the Great Manchester Run
in May 2011, finishing behind the home-favourite Helen Clitheroe
. A month later she took the silver medal at the European Cup 10000m
, just missing the French record with a personal best run of 31:44.84 minutes for the distance.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
long distance runner who specialises in road running
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
. She is the current French marathon record
French records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in France maintained by France's national athletics federation – Fédération française d'athlétisme .- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :+ = en route to a longer distance...
holder. She represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
and has competed a number of times in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was contested from 1992 to 2005, and replaced by the IAAF World Road Running Championships, a 20 kilometres race which had its inaugural...
. She has had top-three finishes in the New York Marathon, Paris Marathon
Paris Marathon
The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue....
and the Course Paris-Versailles
Biography
Christelle Daunay started athletics at the age of 11. She ran track races between 3,000 metres and 10,000 metres, cross countryCross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
competitions, the half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
and marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
.
Since 2005 she has been affiliated to the SCO Sainte-Marguerite (Marseille) ("Sports and Cultural Society of Sainte-Marguerite (Marseille)"). In February 2006 she put her career as a physiotherapist on hold in order to prepare full-time for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
With her time of 2 hours 28 minutes and 24 seconds on 27 January 2008 at the Osaka Ladies Marathon (10th place), she not only beat the previous French record established by Chantal Dällenbach, but also qualified for the marathon in the 2008 Olympics. This was her second major marathon, her first being the Paris Marathon
Paris Marathon
The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue....
in 2007 where she came third with a time of 2:28:54.
She came in 20th in the women's marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games, with a time of 2:31:48.
She came third in the 2009 Paris Marathon
Paris Marathon
The Paris International Marathon is an annual marathon which takes place from the Champs-Élysées heading towards the Place de la Concorde and continuing through the city to finish at Foch Avenue....
setting a new French national record
French records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in France maintained by France's national athletics federation – Fédération française d'athlétisme .- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :+ = en route to a longer distance...
of 2:25:43, beating her previous record time set in 2008. In 2009 Daunay entered in her first New York Marathon. She came third with a time of 2:29:16. She further improved her French record at the 2010 Paris Marathon, in which she ran a time of 2:24:22 for second place.
She was the runner-up at the Great Manchester Run
Great Manchester Run
The Bupa Great Manchester Run is an annual 10 kilometre run through the streets in Manchester city centre, which was established in 2003. Usually held in mid-May, it is among the largest and most prestigious mass participation runs in the United Kingdom...
in May 2011, finishing behind the home-favourite Helen Clitheroe
Helen Clitheroe
Helen Teresa Clitheroe is a British middle- and long-distance runner coached by Trevor Painter. She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
. A month later she took the silver medal at the European Cup 10000m
European Cup 10000m
The European Cup 10000m is an annual 10,000 metres race for European athletes which was first held in 1997. The competition is organised by the European Athletics Association and first began as the European 10000 Metres Challenge after the event was removed from the European Cup programme...
, just missing the French record with a personal best run of 31:44.84 minutes for the distance.
Achievements
International Marathons
- New York Marathon of (2009) - 3rd place
- Paris Marathon of (2009) - 3rd place
- Paris Marathon of (2010) - 2nd place
- Osaka Marathon of (2008) - 10th place
- Paris Marathon of (2007) - 3rd place
- Prom'classic de NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
(10 km race) - first place in 2007, first place in 2008 - 10 km de la Corrège - first place in 2007
- Paris-Versailles, course de 16.3 km - 2nd place in 2007
- French Champion, half-marathon - 2004
Cross-country
- French Champion, cross country - 2007, 2009
- French Championships of 2008 - 3rd place
Track
- French Champion at 10,000 m 2006, 2008, 2009
- French Champion at 5,000 m (2003 and 2004)
Personal Best
- Marathon : 2 h 24 min 22 s (NRFrench records in athleticsThe following are the national records in athletics in France maintained by France's national athletics federation – Fédération française d'athlétisme .- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :+ = en route to a longer distance...
, 11 April 2010) - Half-marathon : 1 h 08 min 34 s (NRFrench records in athleticsThe following are the national records in athletics in France maintained by France's national athletics federation – Fédération française d'athlétisme .- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :+ = en route to a longer distance...
, 17 October 2010) - 10 km on road : 31 min 59 s (15 mai 2011) Manchester (UK)
- 10,000 m : 31 min 44s 84 (4 juin 2011) Oslo
- 5 000 m : 15 min 24s 48 (30 mai 2010) Hengelo (Pays-Bas)
- 3,000 m : 9 min 02 s 16 (18 juin 2011) Stockholm (suede)
See also
- French Athletics Foundation - Christelle Daunay NB: Machine translation, original text in French