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Nationality | French |
Born | 14 December 1965 |
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Sport | Rowing |
Chantal Lafon (born 14 December 1965) is a French rower. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad and commonly known as Antwerp 1920, were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Michelle Claire Edwards is a South African badminton player.
France competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 138 competitors, 118 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 14 sports.
Inge Dekker is a Dutch former competitive swimmer who specialised in butterfly and freestyle events. She won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside teammates Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Dekker became Olympic champion in the 4×100-metre freestyle together with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis, setting a then Olympic record. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 4 x 100 metre freestyle team that won the silver medal, with Veldhuis, Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo, behind the Australian team who set a new Olympic record.
Chantal de Bruijn is a Dutch field hockey defender who has played for Dutch clubs Shinty, SV Kampong and Amsterdam. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 21 August 2001 against New Zealand. De Bruijn was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was also part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup.
Chantal Margarita Brunner is a New Zealand sprinter and long jumper. She was born in Wellington. Her personal best jump is 6.68 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Melbourne.
Wheelchair racing at the Summer Olympics featured as demonstration competitions at the multi-sport event, appearing within the Olympic athletics programme from 1984 to 2004. On each occasion two track races were held: a men's 1500 metres race and a women's 800 metres race. This was the first time events for disabled athletes have featured at the Summer Olympic Games, with the Paralympic Games being the traditional venue for top level para-athletics. The wheelchair races were the second Olympic exhibition event for disabled athletes, following on from the disabled skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics, held earlier that year.
Chantal Strasser is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Switzerland. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Annabel Kosten is a retired freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Valerie Lafon-Gotay is a former judoka from the United States.
Marie-Chantal Depetris-Demaille is a French foil fencer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1971 Mediterranean Games where she won a gold medal in the individual foil event.
Chantal Achterberg is a Dutch rower, who is a multiple time world champion and winner of Olympic silver and bronze medals. She is a native of Vlaardingen, South Holland.
Jean-Claude Nallet was a French sprinter that competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 400 m hurdles and reached the final in the relay. He won two gold and two silver medals in these events at the European championships of 1969 to 1974. Nallet retired after finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles at the 1978 European Athletics Championships. He was married to French Olympic gymnast Chantal Seggiaro.
Chantal Grimard is a Belgian former butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She competed in four events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Camille Martens is a former Canadian rhythmic gymnast who now works as a coach.
Tom Jones was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He is the namesake of the Tom Jones Memorial held in his honor.
Chantal Dällenbach is a French long-distance runner. She competed in the women's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Chantal Ouoba is a Burkinabé athlete. She competed in the women's triple jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Chantal Han is a Dutch judoka. She competed in the women's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Chantal Seggiaro is a French gymnast. She competed in five events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.