Martine Fays

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Martine Fays
Personal information
Born (1959-08-03) 3 August 1959 (age 64)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 3000 metres, cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m: 8:46.18 (1987)
Medal record
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Stavanger Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Warsaw Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Colombier Team

Martine Fays (born 3 August 1959) is a French distance runner who competed mainly in the 3000 metres and cross country running events. She made eight appearances for France at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 1982 and 1991. She won three women's team medals (two silver and one bronze), running alongside compatriots Annette Sergent, Anne Viallix, Jacqueline Lefeuvre, Maria Lelut and Marie-Pierre Duros. Her best individual finish at the competition was fourth at the 1986 race, where she was pipped to the bronze by teammate Sergent. [2] [3] [4]

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On the track, Fays set a French national record in the 3000 m with a run of 8:46.18 minutes (a lifetime best) at the 1987 Meeting Nikaïa. [5] She ranked in the top twenty runners for that event in the 1987 season and 1989 season. [6] She was a finalist in the 3000 m at the European Athletics Championships in 1986 and 1990, though never made the top ten, and ran in the heats of the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. [7]

Born in Vinay, Isère, she competed for France internationally 19 times. She was a member of three clubs during her career: Grenoble UC up to 1987, then Individuelle Dauphinée-Savoie in 1988, and finally ASPTT Grenoble from 1989 onwards. [1] She won one national title during her career, winning the 1500 metres at the French Athletics Championships in 1983. [8] In professional road running, she was a three-time winner of the Paris-Versailles Race and won the 1992 Chris McKinnon Memorial Race. [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1982 World Cross Country Championships Rome, Italy51st Senior race 15:41.3
8thTeam158 pts
1983 European Cup B Final Sittard, Netherlands6th1500 m4:15.29 [9]
1984 World Cross Country Championships East Rutherford, United States69th Senior race 17:17
11thTeam197 pts [10]
1985 World Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal23rd Senior race 15:57
4thTeam109 pts
1986 World Cross Country Championships Colombier, Switzerland4th Senior race 15:14.3
3rdTeam76 pts
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany13th 3000 m 9:04:67
1987 World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland12th Senior race 17:19
2ndTeam50 pts
World Championships Rome, Italy— (heats) 3000 m DNF
1989 World Cross Country Championships Stavanger, Norway17th Senior race 23:21
2ndTeam60 pts
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France220th Senior race 20:00
6thTeam125 pts
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia12th 3000 m 8:56:36
1991 World Cross Country Championships Antwerp, Belgium30th Senior race 21:22
8thTeam175 pts

National titles

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Martine Fays. Athle. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Saturday, March 22, 1986, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.1km CC Women - Warszawa Sluzewiec Date: Sunday, March 22, 1987, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 22, 2013
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 15, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.0km CC Women - Stavanger Scanvest Date: Sunday, March 19, 1989, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 23, 2013
  5. ↑ Docathlé 2003, pp. 78, 87, 147, 175, 403. Fédération Française d'Athlétisme, 2003. ISBN   2-9512343-3-3.
  6. ↑ Martine Fays. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  7. 1 2 Martine Fays. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  8. ↑ French Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. ↑ Marinte Fays Selections. FFA. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  10. ↑ Non-scoring performance
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