Marie Collonvillé Explained

Marie Collonvillé (born 23 November 1973 in Amiens) is a French heptathlete.

She was the first-ever IAAF-recognised world record holder in the women's decathlon; the event was officially recognised from 1 January 2005, and her mark of 8160 set in Talence on 26 September 2004 was broken by Austra Skujytė on 15 April 2005.^[1]

She was a regular competitor at the annual Hypo-Meeting.

International competitions

Representing
1994		Helsinki, Finland	19th	Heptathlon	5697 pts
1997		Paris, France	8th	Pentathlon	4225 pts
		Athens, Greece	12th	Heptathlon	6179 pts
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	3rd	Heptathlon	6143 pts
			3rd	High jump	1.94 m
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	3rd	Heptathlon	5839 pts
1998		Valencia, Spain	5th	Pentathlon	4300 pts
		Budapest, Hungary	8th	Heptathlon	6218 pts
1999		Seville, Spain	9th	Heptathlon	6188 pts
2001		Ottawa, Canada	bgcolor=gold	1st	Heptathlon	5719 pts
		Edmonton, Canada	11th	Heptathlon	5887 pts
2003		Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	Pentathlon	4644 pts
2004		Athens, Greece	7th	Heptathlon	6279 pts
2005	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	1st	Heptathlon	6017 pts
		Helsinki, Finland	6th	Heptathlon	6248 pts
2006		Gothenburg, Sweden	—	Heptathlon	DNF
2008		Peking, PR China	12th	Heptathlon	6302 pts

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 12.54 (2006)
• 200 metres – 24.71 (1997)
• 800 metres – 2:10.90 (1999)
• 100 metres hurdles – 13.52 (2000)
• High jump – 1.94 (1997)
• Long jump – 6.44 (2006)
• Shot put – 12.73 (2006)
• Javelin throw – 49.14 (2004)
• Heptathlon – 6350 (1997)
• Decathlon – 8150 (2004)

See also

• High Jump Differentials - Women

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austra Skujyte Sets World Record In Women's Decathlon . 15 April 2005. . 2009-05-09.