Carole Nelson Explained
| Carole Nelson |
| Years Active: | 1990s |
| Birth Place: | Paris |
Carole Nelson (born 27 January 1971 in Paris) is a former French athlete, who specialized in the 400 meters hurdles.
Career
Nelson was from French Guiana, where she trained under Louis Lafontaine. She started competing at the junior level in the late 1980s,[1] and later trained with Stéphane Caristan.[2] [3]
She won the 400m hurdles at the annual three times: in 1992, 1993 and 1994.[4]
In 1993, she won the bronze medal at the Mediterranean Games, in Narbonne.
She continued to compete at the senior level, and in 1998 moved to Paris from Cayenne to escape the political turmoil in Guiana.[2]
Records
Event! scope="col" | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|
| 400 m hurdles | 56 s 61 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 18 July 1992 | |
Sources
- Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p. 423
Notes and References
- News: Tous derrière la fusée guyanaise . . 7 August 1990 . 12 August 2016 . French .
- News: Jean-Claude . Derniaux . Carole Nelson championne de N2 . . 22 June 1998 . 12 August 2016 . French .
- Web site: Stéphane Caristan rejoint l'INSEP . press release . . 4 June 2014 . French . 12 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921024622/http://www.insep.sports.gouv.fr/FR/Presse/Communiqus%202014/CP_INSEP_Arriv%C3%A9e%20%20St%C3%A9phane%20CARISTAN.pdf . 21 September 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Les résultats Athletisme: Championnats de France en plein air . Sportquick.com . 12 August 2016 . French .
