Laetitia Valdonado

Laetitia Valdonado

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	4 August 1977 (1977-08-04) (age 47) Pau
Years active	1999-2005
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Event	middle distance running
Club	Uagm
Coached by	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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the France
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	800 m	2:09.34
1999	Universiade	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	1st	800 m	2:01.71
			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