Marie-Pierre Duros, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French long-distance runner
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Place of Birth: Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, France
About Marie-Pierre Duros
- Marie-Pierre Duros (born 7 June 1967) is a French former middle- and long-distance runner who specialised in the 3000 metres.
- Her personal best of 8:38.97 minutes for the event is a former French record, which lasted from 1989 to 1999.
- She was a two-time Olympian (1988 and 1992) and three times participant at the World Championships in Athletics (1987, 1991, 1995). Her greatest achievement was a gold medal 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where she became France's first champion of the competition's history.
- She also won medals in cross country running with the French women's team, taking bronze at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1988 and silver the following year.
- She was a six-time national champion: four times over 3000 m and once over 1500 metres and cross country.
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