Laetitia Valdonado Explained

Laetitia Valdonado
Years Active:	1999-2005
Height:	1.59m
Weight:	48kg
Club:	Uagm
Coach:	Bernard Mossant

Laetitia Valdonado (born 4 August 1977 in Pau) is a retired French athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.

Competition record

Representing the
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	800 m	2:09.34
1999		Palma de Mallorca, Spain	5th	800 m	2:01.97
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	800 m	2:04.20
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	15th (h)	800 m	2:05.47
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	10th (sf)	800 m	2:05.89
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	6th (sf)	800 m	2:09.73
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	2:01.71
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4x400 m relay	3:31.86
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	17th (sf)	800 m	2:01.90

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:59.35 (Heusden-Zolder 2004)
• 1500 metres – 4:26.04 (Montgeron 2002)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.58 (Ghent 2005)
• 1000 metres – 2:41.36 (Liévin 2005)
• 1500 metres – 4:25.45 (Liévin 2002)

National Championships

• French Outdoor Athletic Championships :
  • • winner of 800 m 2000 French Indoor Athletic Championships :
  • winner of 800 m in 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006

References

• Biography of Laetitia Valdonado on the site o f the Fédération française d'athlétisme