Nicole Pani

Nicole Pani (born Montandon on 30 October 1948 at Suresnes) is a former French athlete, who specialised in sprinting.

Nicole Pani

Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	30 October 1948 (1948-10-30) (age 77) Suresnes
Sport
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	Indoor European Championships
Medal record Representing  France 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships 4 X 180m Relay

Biography

Pani became notable in the 1966 junior track where she ran 11.8s in the 100 m. and 24.3s in the 200 m. She won second place at the European Championships in the category over 200m. She married the long jumper, Jack Pani.

She participated in the 1968 Olympics, at Mexico and placed fifth in the 200m (23.0s).

Selected 29 times for French athletic teams, she won the silver medal in the 100m during the 1971 Mediterranean Games. In 1972 she was second in the 4 × 1 lap relay^{[note 1]} in the European Indoor Championships at Grenoble alongside Michèle Beugnet, Claudine Meire and Christiane Marlet.

She titled in the 200m during the 1968 French Athletics Championships, and established multiple French national records in the 200m, the 4 × 100m and the 4 × 200 m.

Prize list

International Awards

Date	Competition	Location	Result	Event
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico	5th	200 m
1971	Mediterranean Games	İzmir	2nd	100 m
			2nd	4 × 100 m
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble	2nd	4 × 1 lap Relay

Records

personal records

Event	Performance	Location	Date
100 m	11.82s		1975
200 m	23.02s		1968
400 m	56.3s		1972

Notes

1. The lap is 180m

References

• DocAthlé 2003, French Athletics Federation, p. 421
• (*) The Athletics Equipe Magazine No. 32 of 28 September 1971 Robert Pariente sheet.

External links

• Olympic profile for Nicole Pani at sports-reference.com
• Nicole Pani at Olympics.com
• Nicole Pani at Olympedia