Caroline Fournier

Caroline Fournier (born 7 May 1975) is a retired Mauritian athlete who competed in the discus and hammer throw.[1] She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney without reaching the final. She was a two-time African champion in the hammer throw and was also a gold medallist at the 1999 All-Africa Games. Fournier also was twice runner-up in the discus at the African Championships and once runner-up in the hammer.

She has personal bests of 51.54 metres in the discus and 62.06 metres in the hammer, both set in 1996. Both results are also standing Mauritian records.[citation needed]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mauritius
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 14th Discus throw 40.42 m
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 13th (q) Discus throw 47.16 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 30th (q) Discus throw 45.18 m
All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 3rd Discus throw 45.12 m
1996 African Championships Yaoundé, Cameroon 2nd Discus throw 48.80 m
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 7th Hammer throw 59.84 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 2nd Discus throw 50.28 m
1st Hammer throw 54.29 m
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 10th Discus throw 45.13 m
8th Hammer throw 59.02 m
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1st Hammer throw 58.83 m
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st Hammer throw 59.60 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 25th (q) Hammer throw 56.18 m
2001 Jeux de la Francophonie Ottawa, Canada 7th Hammer throw 54.09 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 10th Hammer throw 56.65 m
African Championships Radès, Tunisia 2nd Hammer throw 58.39 m

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