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Claire Navez (born 6 October 1987 at Niort [1] ) Is a French athlete specializing in the middle distances, running for club SCO sainte-marguerite Marseille.
She won four times the title of champion of France on the short cross (Cross Country long race) between 2011 and 2015.
During the Indoor Athletics Championships in France in 2012, Claire Navez imposed herself on the 1500 meters, running 4 min 22 sec 71, later in the season, she became champion of France at the 3000 meter steeplechase. [2]
She married Bastien Perraux in September 2012 and therefore appears later in the balances under the name Claire Perraux.
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 m | 2 min 06 s 64 | Albertville | 12 July 2010 |
| 1 500 m | 4 min 12 s 21 | Ninove | 2 August 2014 |
| 3 000 m steeplechase | 9 min 43 s 70 | New York | 25 May 2013 |
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