Marie Poissonnier
Encyclopedia
Marie Poissonnier is a female pole vault
er from France
. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne
.
She finished twelfth at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
in Maebashi and won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
in Tunis. Participating at the 2004 Olympics, she failed to qualify from her pool
.
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...
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She finished twelfth at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the...
in Maebashi and won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
2001 Mediterranean Games
The 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France won the most gold medals in the competition while Italy had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in...
in Tunis. Participating at the 2004 Olympics, she failed to qualify from her pool
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Pole Vault
The Women's Pole Vault event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 21 and August 24.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...
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