Michelle Fournier
Encyclopedia
Michelle Fournier is a retired female hammer throw
er from Canada
. Her personal best throw was 65.63 metres, achieved on July 22, 2000 in Lethbridge.
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Her personal best throw was 65.63 metres, achieved on July 22, 2000 in Lethbridge.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada. Two new events were introduced for women: pole vault and hammer throw. In addition the 20 km road walk replaced the 10,000 m track walk.-Track:-Field:-Track:... |
Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | 60.33 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:... |
Sydney, Australia | 23rd | 59.15 m Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, September 27 and Friday, September 29.... |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays... |
Manchester, United Kingdom | 11th | 56.46 m Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw The women's hammer throw event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification: 63.00 m or at least 12 best qualified for the final.-Final:-References:** at BBC... |