Marie Gayot

Marie Gayot (born 18 December 1989 in Reims) is a retired French sprint athlete.^[1] She specialized in 400 m and set her personal best of 50.97s in 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.^[2] She holds a master's degree in urbanism from Cergy-Pontoise University.^[3]

Marie Gayot

Marie Gayot at the 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born	(1989-02-18) February 18, 1989 (age 36) Reims, Marne
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
Event	4 × 400 m Relay
Medal record World Championships 2013 Moscow 4 × 400 m relay European Championships 2014 Zürich 4 × 400 m 2012 Helsinki 4 × 400 m relay 2016 Amsterdam 4 × 400 m relay European Indoor Championships 2015 Prague 4 × 400 m relay 2011 Paris 4 × 400 m relay

Competition record

She has represented France in the 4 × 400 m relay in London Olympic games where she was a finalist. Her best results include a bronze medal in 2013 World Championships in Athletics in the 4 × 400 m, which was given to her in 2017 after disqualification of the Russian team; and a gold medal in 4 × 400 m in 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She has also participated in World Championships in 2011 and 2015.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	5th	400 m	53.98
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.82
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.16
	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	6th	400 m	53.86
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.73
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.02
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th (sf)	400 m	52.17
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.49
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.92
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th (sf)	400 m	53.38
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.71
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th (sf)	400 m	51.54
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.21
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	2nd	400 m	52.33
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.84
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7th	400 m	52.14
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.28
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	5th	400 m	53.11
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.61
	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th (sf)	400 m	50.97
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.45
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.96
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.18