Pauline Pousse Explained

Pauline Pousse
Birth Date:17 September 1987
Birth Place:Longjumeau, France
Height:1.84 m
Weight:84 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Discus throw
Club:Athlé 91[1]
Coach:Patrick Malliet

Pauline Pousse (born 17 September 1987) is a French athlete specialising in the discus throw. She won the bronze medal at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Her personal best in the event is 62.68 metres set in Angers in 2016.

Five times Vice Champion of France from 2010 to 2015 (excepting 2011), Pauline Pousse improved in 2016 where she advanced her personal best almost 3 metres, throwing 62.68m in the 2016 French national championships where she qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics and for the European Championships at Amsterdam.[2]

On 10 July 2016, she placed 8th at the European Championships at Amsterdam with a throw of 59.62m.[3]

International competitions

Representing
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania10thDiscus throw48.90 m
2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey4thDiscus throw53.37 m
Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France3rdDiscus throw53.07 m
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8thDiscus throw59.62 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13th (q)Discus throw58.98 m

Notes and References

  1. http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=p/athlete=129776-pousse-pauline/index.html EAA profile
  2. Web site: fr. Championnats de France - Disque : Mélina Robert-Michon a résisté à Pauline Pousse. 25 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Competitions - European Athletics Championships - European Athletics. european-athletics. 10 July 2016.