| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Colette Besson |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | 400 metres | |
| European Championships | |||
| Silver | 1969 Athens | 400 metres | |
Colette Besson (born April 7, 1946 in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (Charente-Maritime) – died August 9, 2005 in La Rochelle) was a former French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested 24 for men and 12 for women The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. The 9th European Championships in Athletics were held from September 16 to September 21, 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in western France. Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. La Rochelle is a city in western France, and a Seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico
Prior to the 1968 Olympics, Besson was virtually unknown, and the fact that she qualified for the 400 m could already be considered a surprise. In the final, Britain's Lillian Board - the favourite for the gold - was way ahead of the rest of the field with just 100 m to go. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lillian Barbara Board MBE ( December 13, 1948 &ndash December 26, 1970) was an athlete from Great With an amazing last sprint, Besson then moved up from fifth place to beat Board on the finish line by a tenth of a second. Her winning time of 52. 03 seconds was 1. 8 seconds better than her personal best.
The next year, Besson came close to winning another international title at the European Championships. In the 400 m final, she crossed the line almost level with her team mate Nicole Duclos, both in the world record time of 51. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event 7. However, Duclos was awarded the victory after examination of the finish photo. Besson and Duclos also set a new world record in the 4x400m women's relay in the same championships. In the 4x400 women's relay final, Besson, who was anchoring the French 4 x 400 m relay team, passed the finish line at the same moment as Lillian Board. Again, photo finish evidence determined Besson had come second. A photo finish occurs in a Sporting race, when two (or more competitors cross the finishing line at near the same time
After 1969, Besson would not win any more international medals. She qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but was eliminated in the preliminaries, although she took fourth place in the relay. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. She retired from athletics in 1977.
Besson died on Aug 9, 2005 of throat cancer [1], two years after being diagnosed with the disease. Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the Esophagus. There are various subtypes She was survived by her husband Jean-Pierre Muller and their two daughters, Sandrine and Stéphanie.
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- [2]Daily Telegraph 11/08/2005
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