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Michelle Fournier (born May 9, 1977 in Edmundston, New Brunswick) is a retired female hammer thrower from Canada. Her personal best throw was 65.63 metres, achieved on July 22, 2000 in Lethbridge.
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Michelle Fournier (born May 9, 1977 in Edmundston, New Brunswick) is a retired female hammer thrower from Canada. Her personal best throw was 65.63 metres, achieved on July 22, 2000 in Lethbridge.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada and  Quebec | |||||
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Bondoufle, France | 8th | Shot put | 12.56 m |
| 12th | Discus throw | 42.68 m | |||
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 9th | Discus throw | 45.49 m |
| 8th | Hammer throw | 57.78 m | |||
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 15th (q) | Hammer throw | 58.70 m |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | Hammer throw | 60.33 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 23rd (q) | Hammer throw | 59.15 m |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 11th | Hammer throw | 56.46 m |
| 2004 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 3rd [1] | Hammer throw | 58.14 m |
| 2005 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Niamey, Niger | 5th | Hammer throw | 59.86 m |
Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier was President of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994. He was the presidential candidate of the Social Christian Unity Party for the national elections held in February 2010, but resigned his candidacy on 5 October 2009, when he was sentenced to five years in prison for two counts of corruption.
Ireland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 61 competitors, 52 men and 9 women, took part in 47 events in 12 sports.
Fournier is a French surname. It is a former designation of baker. Prior to the 1900s it was the designation of a firefighter. The firefighter became by default the baker, as he was normally in charge of the communal ovens. As fewer people kneaded their own bread, he commenced this task, became more skilled and thus became the baker.
Luis Mariano Delís Fournier is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as medals at the two first World Championships.
Michelle is a given name, originally a variant of Michèle, the French feminine form of Michel, derived from the Hebrew name Michael meaning "Who is like God?". It is now extensively used in English-speaking as well as French-speaking countries, partly influenced by the Beatles song of the same name.
Le gri-gri du Niokolo-Koba, written and drawn by Fournier, is the twenty-fifth album of the Spirou et Fantasio series, and the author's fifth, following the retirement from Spirou magazine of André Franquin. The story was initially serialised in Spirou, before it was released as a hardcover album in 1974.
Fournier gangrene is a type of necrotizing fasciitis or gangrene affecting the external genitalia or perineum. It commonly occurs in older men, but it can also occur in women and children. It is more likely to occur in people with diabetes or alcoholism or those who are immunocompromised.
The 37th National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, was elected in the 2003 Quebec general election, and sat from June 4, 2003 to March 10, 2006 and March 14, 2006 to February 21, 2007.
Laurent Fournier is a French former professional footballer.
The 38th National Assembly of Quebec was elected in the 2007 Quebec general election and sat from May 8, 2007 to November 5, 2008. Jean Charest (PLQ) was the Premier and Mario Dumont (ADQ) was the leader of the opposition. It ended when the 2008 general election was called.
Erik de Bruin is a retired Dutch discus thrower and shot putter. He held the Dutch national record in shot put from 1986 to 2005, and his 68.12 m discus throw record of 1 April 1991 still stands today.
The South Carolina Gamecocks women's track and field team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference. The team has been coached by Curtis Frye since 1997. The facilities continue to be improved, including the recent addition of 1,450 seats at outdoor track & field facility.
Michelle Denee Carter is an American shot putter. She is the former American record holder in the event with a distance of 20.63 m set at the 2016 Olympic Games. She was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2018.
The 39th National Assembly of Quebec consisted of those elected in the 2008 Quebec general election. It was in session from January 13, 2009 to February 22, 2011 and from February 23, 2011 to August 1, 2012. Jean Charest (Liberal) served as Premier and Pauline Marois (PQ) was the leader of the opposition.
The European Athletics Team Championships, is an international athletics competition organised by European Athletics, between different countries of Europe, over 4 leagues. It replaced in 2009 the former and similar European Cup (1965-2008). Unlike most international competitions, medals are not awarded to individuals in individual events but to the overall winning team on a points system.
The 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 20 and 21 March 2010 at the Stade Fernand Fournier in Arles, France. It was the tenth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events and it was organised by the European Athletics Association and the Fédération française d'athlétisme.
Evan Mehdi Fournier is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009.
The 3rd NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, on July 30-August 1, 2004. For the first time the event was open for athletes younger than 23 years rather than 25 years. A detailed report on the results was given.
Caroline Fournier is a retired Mauritian athlete who competed in the discus and hammer throw. She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney without reaching the final. She was a two-time African champion in the hammer throw and was also a gold medallist at the 1999 All-Africa Games. Fournier also was twice runner-up in the discus at the African Championships and once runner-up in the hammer.
Oath of Office is a techno-thriller novel, written by Marc Cameron and published on November 27, 2018. Set in author Tom Clancy's "Ryanverse," universe, President Jack Ryan and The Campus deal with a sinister plot behind a series of protests in Iran, dubbed the Persian Spring. Oath of Office is Cameron's second book in the Jack Ryan series. The book debuted at number eight on the New York Times bestseller list.
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