Dominique_Chauvelier
Dominique Chauvelier
French long-distance runner
Dominique Chauvelier (born 3 August 1956) is a French former long-distance runner who competed in marathons. His greatest international achievement was a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Born in La Flèche,[2] he represented France at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and was a five-time participant in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics (1983, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997). He also made four appearances in the marathon at the European Athletics Championships and seven appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[3] He led the French team to bronze medals at the 1989 World Marathon Cup and 1994 European Marathon Cup.
He was a four-time national champion in the marathon.[4] He holds the French records for the 25,000 m and 30,000 m track events.
Among his wins on the professional circuit were the 1995 BIG 25 Berlin and the 1989 Reims Marathon. He is a five-time champion of the Marvejols-Mende Half Marathon and ran nine times at the New York City Marathon between 1992 and 2006 (his best result being 16th). As of 2016, he continues to compete as a masters category athlete.[3]
