Yvette Trombetta

Yvette Trombetta
Personal information
Nationality  France
Born (1927-05-16) 16 May 1927
Castres
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Event(s) 100 m, 80 m hurdles
Club Union Association Castres

Yvette Trombetta, née Monginou (born 16 May 1927), is a French former athlete, who specialised in the sprints.

Biography

Trombetta was born in Castres. 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 200 m in 1953. Selected for 1948 Summer Olympics in London, she competed in the 80m hurdles, placing fourth in the race in the time of 11.8s.[1] During the 1952 Summer Olympics, at Helsinki she reached the semifinals of the 80m hurdles, the 100m quarter finals, and was knocked out in the first round of the 4 × 100 m relay.

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 hurldes 11.3s 1952

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games:Women's 80 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.



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