Maryvonne Dupureur

Maryvonne Samson Dupureur (24 May 1937 – 7 January 2008) was a French middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m event she won silver medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 European Indoor Games; she also took part in the 1960 and 1968 Olympics.^[1]

Maryvonne Dupureur

Maryvonne Dupureur at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	24 May 1937 Saint-Brieuc, France
Died	7 January 2008 (aged 70) Saint-Brieuc, France
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m
Club	ASPTT Lille, AL Saint-Brieuc
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2:01.9 (1964)
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 800 m European Indoor Games 1967 Prague 800 m

Between 1959 and 1969 Dupureur won ten national titles: six in the 800 m, three in the 400 m and one in the 1500 m.^[1] She was an Olympic silver medalist in the 800 metres in Tokyo in 1964 after leading for most of the race but being overtaken in the final 100 metres by Great Britain’s Ann Packer, who set a new world record. Dupurer lived for many years in Brittany, and taught physical education and sport at a high school in Saint-Brieuc until her retirement.^[2]