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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | 30 October 1948 (age 75) Suresnes |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | Indoor European Championships |
Medal record | |
Nicole Pani (born Montandon on 30 October 1948 at Suresnes) is a former French athlete, who specialised in sprinting.
Pani became notable in the 1966 junior track where she ran 11.8s in the 100 m. and 24.3s in the 200 m. She won second place at the European Championships in the category over 200m. She married the long jumper, Jack Pani.
She participated in the 1968 Olympics, at Mexico and placed fifth in the 200m (23.0s).
Selected 29 times for French athletic teams, she won the silver medal in the 100m during the 1971 Mediterranean Games. In 1972 she was second in the 4 × 1 lap relay [1] in the European Indoor Championships at Grenoble, in the company of Michèle Beugnet, Claudine Meire and Christiane Marlet.
She titled in the 200m during the 1968 French Athletics Championships, and established multiple French national records in the 200m, the 4 × 100m and the 4 × 200 m.
| Date | Competition | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico | 5th | 200 m |
| 1971 | Mediterranean Games | İzmir | 2nd | 100 m |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m | |||
| 1972 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble | 2nd | 4 × 1 lap Relay |
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.82s | 1975 | |
| 200 m | 23.02s | 1968 | |
| 400 m | 56.3s | 1972 |
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