 Blandine Maisonnier at Kladno in 2010. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 3 January 1986 (age 37) Lille |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon |
| Club | Entente Sud Lyonnais |
| Coached by | Daniel Aligne |
Blandine Maisonnier (born 3 January 1986 at Lille) is a French athlete, who specializes in the heptathlon. In 2012, she took second place in the heptathlon at the Multistars meeting.
| Discipline | Performance | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 12.37 | 3 June 2007 | Vénissieux |
| 200 m | 24.78 | 14 July 2007 | Debrecen |
| 800 m | 2:13.06 | 8 June 2008 | Arles |
| 100 m hurdles | 13.87 | 25 May 2007 | Bourgoin-Jallieu |
| 400 m hurdles | 59.53 | 4 May 2008 | Vénissieux |
| High jump | 1.81 m | 24 May 2008 | Bourgoin-Jallieu |
| Long jump | 6.37 m | 31 May 2008 | Genève |
| Triple jump | 13.18 m | 10 June 2007 | Tours |
| Shot put | 12.92 m | 4 April 2008 | Vénissieux |
| Javelin | 40.25 m | 24 June 2007 | Annecy |
| Heptathlon | 6157 pts | 8 June 2008 | Arles |
| Heptathlon (junior) | 5149 pts | 22 June 2003 | Évian-les-Bains |
| Disciplines | Performance | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | 1.78 m | 19 January 2008 | Aubière |
| Long jump | 6.03 m | 20 January 2008 | Aubière |
| Shot put | 11.44 m | 19 January 2008 | Aubière |
| Pentathlon | 4355 pts | 1 March 2008 | Paris |
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