Marthe Bretelle
Personal information
Nationality France
Born9 June 1936
Dantzig
Died12 December 1995(1995-12-12) (aged 59)
Sport
Event(s)shot put, discus throw
ClubCO Pantin (1952-1953)
US Métro Paris (1954-1958)
VGA Saint-Maur (1959-1971)

Marthe Bretelle (9 June 1936 at Dantzig, in Poland – 12 December 1995) was a French athlete who specialised in the discus throw and the shot put.

Selected 37 times for France national teams, she won 13 national titles in France, including 11 outdoor. She has the distinction of being a French international athlete in all three throwing events in force at the time (shot put, discus and javelin).[1]

Marthe Bretelle competed for clubs CO Pantin (1952-1953), US Métro Paris (1954-1958) and VGA Saint-Maur (1959-1971).[2]

She taught physical education at Henri Bergson lycée (Paris)from Paris.

Prize list

Notes and references

  1. the throwers, Site documentation and history of French athletics, accessed September 21, 2010
  2. Record Athlete on the site of the FFA


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