Personal information | |
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Full name | David Brisseault |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Nice, France | 7 March 1969
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | Nice Côte d'Azur Athlétisme |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Javelin throw: 82.20 (2004) |
David Brisseault (born 7 March 1969 in Nice) is a retired French javelin thrower. [1] Aged thirty-five, he became one of the oldest athletes to be selected on the French athletics team for the 2004 Summer Olympics after recording a personal best of 82.20 metres from the track and field meet organized by his club Nice Côte d'Azur Athlétisme in his native Nice. [2]
Brisseault qualified for the French squad in the men's javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry mark of 82.20 metres from an athletic meet in Nice. [2] [3] [4] Brisseault unleashed a javelin at a best throw of 71.86 m on his second attempt in the prelims, finishing nearly eleven metres short of his personal best and placing thirty-first in the overall standings. [5] [6]
Personal information | |
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Full name | David Brisseault |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Nice, France | 7 March 1969
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Club | Nice Côte d'Azur Athlétisme |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Javelin throw: 82.20 (2004) |
David Brisseault (born 7 March 1969 in Nice) is a retired French javelin thrower. [1] Aged thirty-five, he became one of the oldest athletes to be selected on the French athletics team for the 2004 Summer Olympics after recording a personal best of 82.20 metres from the track and field meet organized by his club Nice Côte d'Azur Athlétisme in his native Nice. [2]
Brisseault qualified for the French squad in the men's javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining an A-standard entry mark of 82.20 metres from an athletic meet in Nice. [2] [3] [4] Brisseault unleashed a javelin at a best throw of 71.86 m on his second attempt in the prelims, finishing nearly eleven metres short of his personal best and placing thirty-first in the overall standings. [5] [6]