Phara Anacharsis

Phara Anacharsis (born 17 December 1983) is a French athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles.

Phara Anacharsis

Personal information
Born	(1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 (age 41)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres 4 × 400m Relay
Club	Lille Metropole Athletisme[1]
Coached by	Bruno Gajer
Medal record World Championships 2013 Moscow 4×400 m relay European Championships 2014 Zürich 4x400 m relay 2012 Helsinki 4x400 m relay 2016 Amsterdam 4x400 m relay

Biography

She was born in Fort-de-France.^[2] In the 200 metres she won the bronze medal at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie,^[3] and in the 400 meters the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.^[4] She also competed at the 2002 World Junior Championships, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final.^[2] She later turned to the hurdles, and won the gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.

In the 4 x 400 metres relay she finished seventh at the 2006 European Championships,^[5] and also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.^[6][7] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the French team that came 6th in the final.^[8] At the 2014 European championships, she ran in the heats but not the final, when France won the gold.

In the 400 m hurdles, she competed at the 2013 World Championships but did not reach the final.^[2]

Her personal best times are 23.39 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in August 2007 in La Chaux-de-Fonds; 51.87 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Patras and 55.84 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles, achieved in June 2016 in Montreuil.^[2]