Yvette Monginou

Yvette Monginou
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1927-05-16)16 May 1927
Castres, France
Died16 February 2023(2023-02-16) (aged 95)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Event(s)100 m, 80 m hurdles
ClubUnion Association Castres

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games:Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Charles TROMBETTA nous a quittés". SITE DE LA LIGUE D'ATHLÉTISME D'OCCITANIE. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Avis de décès de Yvette Trombetta née Monginou". Simplifia. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Carnet noir. La sprinteuse castraise Yvettte Monginou est décédée à 95 ans". La Dépêche. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.


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