French shot putter
Laurence Manfredi (born 20 May 1974 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes ) is a French shot putter .
She finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships . She also competed at the World Championships in 1997 , 1999 and 2003 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final round.[1]
Manfredi has been a dominating figure in the national competitions – a win at the 2010 French Indoor Championships was the 30th national title of her career.[2]
Her personal best throw is 18.68 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Castres .
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing France
1996
European Indoor Championships
Stockholm, Sweden
9th
16.22 m
1997
Mediterranean Games
Bari, Italy
4th
17.23 m
World Championships
Athens, Greece
21st (q)
17.02 m
1998
European Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
16th
16.37 m
1999
World Championships
Seville, Spain
13th (q)
17.89 m
2000
European Indoor Championships
Ghent, Belgium
11th (q)
17.51 m
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
20th (q)
16.57 m
2001
Jeux de la Francophonie
Ottawa, Canada
3rd
16.82 m
Mediterranean Games
Radès, Tunisia
4th
15.61 m
2003
World Championships
Paris, France
14th (q)
17.88 m
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
15th (q)
17.39 m
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
16th (q)
17.78 m
2005
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
10th (q)
16.32 m
Mediterranean Games
Almería, Spain
2nd
17.47 m
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
13th (q)
16.95 m
2007
European Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
5th
18.02 m
2009
European Indoor Championships
Turin, Italy
7th
17.92 m
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
21st (q)
17.25 m
References
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