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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 31 August 1966 (age 58) Nice |
| Years active | 1984-1992 |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Event | middle distance running |
Florence Giolitti (born 31 August 1966 at Nice) is a former French athlete, who specialized in the Middle-distance running. [1] She held the 800m record in 1986.
Giolitti won three French National 800m titles: two outdoors in 1984 and 1991, and one indoors in 1992.
On 15 July 1986, in Nice, she established a new French 800 meters running 1:59.32. She also improved three times the French 1500 meters, bringing it to 4:05.78 in 1987 in Zurich.
She still holds the France junior record for 800 m and for 1,500m, and France U-23 records for 800 m, 1,000 m and 1,500 m.
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 m | 1:59.32 | 1986 | |
| 1 500 m | 4:05.78 [1] | 1987 |
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