Anne Piquereau

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Anne Piquereau (born 15 June 1964 in Niort) is a retired French track and field athlete who specialised in the high hurdles. [1] She won the bronze medal at the 1985 World Indoor Games (later renamed World Indoor Championships) and three medals at European Indoor Championships. In addition, she represented her country at the 1988 Olympic Games and 1992 Olympic Games, as well as at three outdoor World Championships, most notably finishing fifth in 1987.

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She has personal bests of 12.74 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Saint-Denis 1991) and 7.88 seconds in the indoor 60 metres hurdles (Bordeaux 1990).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht, Netherlands 3rd100 m hurdles13.76
1983 Universiade Edmonton, Canada 7th100 m hurdles 13.49
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th60 m hurdles 8.76
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 3rd60 m hurdles 8.10
European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 3rd60 m hurdles 8.03
Universiade Kobe, Japan 3rd100 m hurdles 12.96
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd60 m hurdles 7.89
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany semifinals (dq)100 m hurdles 12.96
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 4th60 m hurdles 8.05
Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 5th100 m hurdles 12.89
World Championships Rome, Italy 5th100 m hurdles 12.82
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary heats60 m hurdles 8.36
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea quarterfinals (dnf)100 m hurdles 13.56 (heat)
1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Rabat, Morocco 2nd100 m hurdles 12.99
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th60 m hurdles 8.02
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia semifinals100 m hurdles 13.08
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 5th60 m hurdles 8.04
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st100 m hurdles 12.88
World Championships Tokyo, Japan semifinals100 m hurdles 13.02
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 8th60 m hurdles 8.35
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain semifinals100 m hurdles 13.25
World Cup Havana, Cuba 2nd100 m hurdles 13.13
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada heats60 m hurdles 8.34
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd60 m hurdles 7.91
Jeux de la Francophonie Paris, France 2nd100 m hurdles 13.18
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th100 m hurdles 13.25
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden semifinals100 m hurdles 13.09
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 5th60 m hurdles 8.25
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National Championships

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