Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Place of Birth: Bondy, Île-de-France, France
About Muriel Hurtis-Houairi
- Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (born 25 March 1979) is a French track and field athlete.
- She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships.
- The following year she added the World Indoor title and won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and a gold in the 4×100 metres relay with France. Her form faltered over the next few years and she failed to get past the quarter-final stage at the 2004 Olympic Games, although she won Olympic bronze in the relay.
- She failed to retain her European title at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and was knocked out at the quarter-finals of the 2007 World Championships.
- She missed out on the 200 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics by one place.
- She is the French indoor record holder over 200 m.
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