Marlène Canguio

Marlène Canguio
Canguio in 1969
Personal information
Born(1942-03-10)10 March 1942
Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, France
Died25 January 2025(2025-01-25) (aged 82)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country France
SportTrack and field
Event(s)80 metres hurdles, 100 meters hurdles, long jump
ClubRACC Nantes et Racing club de France Paris

Marlène Canguio (10 March 1942 – 25 January 2025) was a French athlete who specialised 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).

Canguio 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]

Canguio died on 25 January 2025, at the age of 82.

Prize list

Records

Personal records
Event Performance Place Date
80 m hurdles 10.8 s 1964
100 m hurdles 13.6 s 1969
100 m 11.8 s 1964
Long Jump 6.15 m 1969

References

  1. ^ "Marlène Canguio est décédée". France-Antilles Guadeloupe. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.