Marlène Canguio

Marlène Canguio
Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	10 March 1942 (age 82); Sainte-Rose
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Club	RACC Nantes et Racing club de France Paris

Marlène Canguio (born 10 March 1942 at Sainte-Rose) is a former French athlete specialising in the hurdles.

Biography

Marlene Canguio won five champion of France titles: the 80 Metres Hurdles in 1963 and 1964, the Long jump in 1967, and 100 meters hurdles in 1969.

She is the first holder of the French record in the 100 meter hurdles (13.6 in 1969) and she also improved five times the record for the 4 × 100 Metres Relay (in 1964, 1967 and 1968).

She participated in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Eliminated in the preliminary heats of the 80 meter hurdles, she took eighth place in the 4 × 100 m relay. Selected for the games in Mexico in 1968 in several disciplines, an injury deprived her of a second Olympics.^{[ref. necessary]}

Prize list

French Championships in Athletics :
- winner of the 80m hurdles in 1963 and 1964.
- winner of 100 m hurdles 1969.
- winner of the long jump 1967.

Records

**Personal records**
Event	Performance	Place
80 m hurdles	10 s 8	1964
100 m hurdles	13 s 6	1969
100 m	11 s 8	1964
Long Jump	6.15 m	1969

notes and references

External links

(en) Olympic profile Marlène Canguio sure sports-reference.com

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