- Christophe Épalle
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Christophe Épalle (born 23 January 1969 in Saint-Etienne) is a French hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 81.79 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing France 1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 8th 62.14 m 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th 74.84 m 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 8th 76.22 m World Student Games Buffalo, United States 3rd 76.80 m 1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 75.22 m 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th 73.62 m 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 17th 74.22 m 1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 1st 1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th 74.00 m 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 23rd 74.22 m 2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 21st 76.27 m 2003 World Championships Paris, France 23rd 72.82 m 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 2nd 2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 20th 69.12 m World Cup Athens, Greece 9th 71.43 m External links
- IAAF profile for Christophe Épalle
- sports-reference
Mediterranean Champions in Men's Hammer Throw 1949 – 1955: Teseo Taddia (ITA) • 1959: Krešimir Račić (YUG) • 1963: Zvonko Bezjak (YUG) • 1967: Not Held • 1971: Georgios Georgiadis (GRE) • 1975: Srećko Štiglić (YUG) • 1979 – 1983: Giampaolo Urlando (ITA) • 1987: Lucio Serrani (ITA) • 1991: Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) • 1993: Not Held • 1997: Christophe Épalle (FRA) • 2001: Nicola Vizzoni (ITA) • 2005: Eşref Apak (TUR) • 2009: Nicola Vizzoni (ITA)
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- French hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of France
- People from Saint-Étienne
- French athletics biography stubs
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