Nicole Goullieux


Nicole Goullieux was a French athlete, who had specialized in the 800 meters and in Cross Country.

Biography

Goullieux was born in Paris. She won six titles at the French National 800m Championships in 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1962. She also won five French Cross Country Championships, between the years of 1956 to 1963. Goullieux improved the French 800 meters record three times, running 2:12.7 and 2:10.5 in 1955 and 2:09.5 in 1959.
In 1959, she won the gold medal in the 800 m during the Summer Universiade, at Turin in the time 2:11.1. She participated in the 1960 Olympics at Rome, but did not advance past the first round of the 800 m trials.
Goullieux died in Le Neubourg on 19 June 2024, at the age of 92.

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