Maryse Ewanjé-Epée
Encyclopedia
Maryse Ewanjé-Epée is a retired high jump
er from France
, who set her personal best on July 21, 1985, jumping 1.96 metres at a meet in Colombes
. She competed for her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California
), where she finished in fourth place. Mother of 4 children, she is now working as a sport consultant, and a radio producer.
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, who set her personal best on July 21, 1985, jumping 1.96 metres at a meet in Colombes
Colombes
Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:On 13 March 1896, 17% of the territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of Bois-Colombes ....
. She competed for her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
), where she finished in fourth place. Mother of 4 children, she is now working as a sport consultant, and a radio producer.