Violaine Averous

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Violaine Averous
Personal information
Nationality French
Born15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) (age 40)
Toulouse, France
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Event
 Racewalking

Violaine Averous (born 15 March 1985) is a French athlete who specializes in racewalking.

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Biography

Violaine Averous started racewalking at the age of 14 as a way to train between sports seasons in school. In 2009, she was listed as the director of a nursery school in Launaguet. [1] Averous won the 2013 French Athletics Championships in the 10,000 metre walk, and placed 3rd in the discipline at the same event in 2015, with a time of 48:46.45. [2]

Personal life

Averous' father was a German teacher. She has two sisters, both of whom are teachers as well. She is a Toulouse FC supporter. [1]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Pronzato, Jean-Paul (1 April 2009). "Athlétisme. Violaine Averous a trouvé son équilibre" [Athletics. Violaine Averous has found her balance]. La Dépêche (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Haudebourg, Véronique (12 July 2015). "Violaine Averous termine 3eme du 10 000m marche aux championnats de France d'athlétisme" [Violaine Averous finished 3rd in the 10,000m walk at the French athletics championships]. France Info (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2026.


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