Caroline Fournier Explained

Caroline Fournier (born 7 May 1975) 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.

She has personal bests of 51.54 metres in the discus and 62.06 metres in the hammer, both set in 1996. Both results are also standing Mauritian records.

Competition record

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Representing
1994Jeux de la FrancophonieBondoufle, France14thDiscus throw40.42 m
World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal13th (q)Discus throw47.16 m
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden30th (q)Discus throw45.18 m
All-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe3rdDiscus throw45.12 m
1996African ChampionshipsYaoundé, Cameroonbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw48.80 m
1997UniversiadeCatania, Italy7thHammer throw59.84 m
1998African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegalbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw50.28 m
bgcolor=gold1stHammer throw54.29 m
Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom10thDiscus throw45.13 m
8thHammer throw59.02 m
1999All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africabgcolor=gold1stHammer throw58.83 m
2000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeriabgcolor=gold1stHammer throw59.60 m
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia25th (q)Hammer throw56.18 m
2001Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa, Canada7thHammer throw54.09 m
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom10thHammer throw56.65 m
African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisiabgcolor=silver2ndHammer throw58.39 m