Marthe Bretelle Explained

Marthe Bretelle
Birth Date:9 June 1936
Club:CO Pantin (1952-1953)
US Métro Paris (1954-1958)
VGA Saint-Maur (1959-1971)

Marthe Bretelle (9 June 1936 at Dantzig, in Poland – 12 December 1995) was a French athlete who specialised in the discus throw and the shot put.

Selected 37 times for France national teams, she won 13 national titles in France, including 11 outdoor. She has the distinction of being a French international athlete in all three throwing events in force at the time (shot put, discus and javelin).[1]

Marthe Bretelle competed for clubs CO Pantin (1952-1953), US Métro Paris (1954-1958) and VGA Saint-Maur (1959-1971).[2]

She taught physical education at Henri Bergson lycée (Paris)from Paris.

Prize list

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707182554/http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/Etudes%20diverses/PAR%20SPECIALITE/Les%20lanceuses/N%C2%B0%203%20-%20Les%20lanceuses%20-%20Biographies%20-%2005%2001%202007.pdf the throwers
  2. http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/athletes.aspx?base=biographies&seq=400212 Record Athlete