Manuela Montebrun

Manuela Montebrun (born 13 November 1979) is a retired, female hammer thrower from France. She is an Olympic bronze medallist and two-time World Championship bronze medallist.

Manuela Montebrun

Manuela Montebrun
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1979-11-13) 13 November 1979 (age 45)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	outdoor - 74.66 m (2005)
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Hammer throw World Championships 2003 Paris Hammer throw 2005 Helsinki Hammer throw Universiade 2001 Beijing Hammer throw 1999 Palma de Mallorca Hammer throw Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane Hammer throw European Championships 2002 Munich Hammer throw Jeux de la Francophonie 2009 Beirut Hammer throw European U23 Championships 2001 Amsterdam Hammer throw
Updated on 24 October 2013

Career

Born in Laval, Mayenne, Montebrun won two back-to-back World Championship bronze medals in 2003 and 2005. She had finished fourth in the final of the 2005 World Championships, but was belatedly awarded the bronze medal in 2013 when the 2005 World Championships gold medallist Olga Kuzenkova was stripped of her gold medal for doping.^[1][2]

Montebrun's outdoor, personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved on 11 July 2005 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Montebrun retired from athletics in June 2012.^[3]

Originally fifth in the 2008 Olympic final, Montebrun was promoted to the bronze medal position in 2016, after the drugs disqualifications of Aksana Miankova and Darya Pchelnik.^{[citation needed]}

Results in international competitions

Note: Only the position and distance in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. If the athlete did not qualify for the final, the overall position and distance in the qualification round are indicated.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  France
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	5th	58.28 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	25th (q)	54.13 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	3rd	68.11 m
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	61.95 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	12th	62.44 m
2000	European Cup	Gateshead, England	3rd	67.73 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	24th (q)	57.77 m
2001	European Athletics U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	66.73 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	67.78 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	1st	69.78 m
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	3rd	69.80 m
2002	European Cup	Annecy, France	2nd	68.53 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	72.04 m
2003	European Cup	Florence, Italy	1st	74.43 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	70.92 m
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	4th	68.88 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	15th (q)	67.90 m
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	3rd	70.63 m
2005	European Cup	Florence, Italy	2nd	71.10 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	71.41 m
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	7th	69.70 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	8th	70.36 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	3rd	72.54 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th	69.92 m
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	1st	70.26 m