Nicole Pani (born Montandon on 30 October 1948 at Suresnes) is a former French athlete, who specialised in sprinting.

Nicole Pani
Personal information
Nationality France
Born30 October 1948 (1948-10-30) (age 76)
Suresnes
Sport
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsIndoor European Championships
Medal record
Representing  France
1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships 4 X 180m Relay

Biography

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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.

prize list

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International Awards
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

Records

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personal records
Event Performance Location Date
100 m 11.82s 1975
200 m 23.02s 1968
400 m 56.3s 1972

Notes and references

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  1. ^ The lap is 180 m
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Sources

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  • DocAthlé 2003, French Athletics Federation, p. 421
  • (*) The Athletics Equipe Magazine No. 32 of 28 September 1971 Robert Pariente sheet.