Yvette Monginou

Yvette Monginou (later Trombetta; 16 May 1927 – 16 February 2023) was a French athlete, who specialised in the sprints.

Yvette Monginou

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1927-05-16)16 May 1927 Castres, France
Died	16 February 2023(2023-02-16) (aged 95)
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Event(s)	100 m, 80 m hurdles
Club	Union Association Castres

Biography

Monginou was born in Castres on 16 May 1927. She won five French national titles: three in the 80m hurdles in 1948, 1949, and 1952; one in the 100 m in 1951; and one in the 200 m in 1953. Selected for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, she competed in the 80-meter hurdles, placing fourth in the race in a time of 11.8s.^[1] During the 1952 Summer Olympics, in Helsinki she reached the semifinals of the 80m hurdles and the 100m quarterfinals and was knocked out in the first round of the 4 × 100 m relay.

Monginou married Charles Trombetta (1924–2016). The couple had four children.^[2] She died on 16 February 2023, at the age of 95.^[3][4]

Results

International Awards

Date	Competition	Location	Result	Event
1948	Olympic Games	London	4th	80 m hurdles

Records

personal records

Event	Performance	Location	Date
100 m	12.3s		1949
200 m	25.6s		1952
80 m hurdles	11.3s		1952