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.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
Born in La Flèche,Dominique Chauvelier . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-08-07. 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.Dominique Chauvelier. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-08-07. 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.French Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-07. 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.
Personal bests 5000 metres – 15:43.32 min (2007) 10,000 metres – 28:50.88 min (1985) One hour run – 20,269 m (1989) 25,000 metres – 1:15:56.7 min (1992) 30,000 metres – 1:31:53.2 min (1992) 10K run – 31:19 min (2000) ½ marathon – 66:04 min (2001) Marathon – 2:11:24 (1989)
All information taken from All-Athletics.Dominique Chauvelier . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
International competitions 1981IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain112thSenior race36:599thTeam402 ptsEuropean Marathon CupAgen, France41stMarathon2:24:461982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece14thMarathon2:22:401983European Marathon CupLaredo, Spain9thMarathon2:14:22World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland46thMarathon2:23:251984IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsEast Rutherford, United States36thSenior race34:259thTeam371 pts1985IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal173rdSenior race?12thTeam441 ptsWorld Marathon CupAthens, Greece11thMarathon2:15:581989IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway38thSenior race41:474thTeam187 ptsWorld Marathon CupMilan, Italy5thMarathon2:11:243rdTeam6:38:511990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia3rdMarathon2:15:201991IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsAntwerp, Belgium198thSenior race37:4114thTeam571 ptsWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan15thMarathon2:21:371992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain31stMarathon2:19:091993World Marathon CupSan Sebastián, Spain17thMarathon2:12:58World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany25thMarathon2:27:261994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10thMarathon2:13:303rdTeam8:57:461995IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsDurham, United Kingdom111thSenior race36:5110thTeam422 ptsWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden39thMarathon2:27:301996IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsStellenbosch, South Africa128thSenior race37:3511thTeam478 ptsWorld Half Marathon ChampionshipsPalma de Mallorca, Spain59thHalf marathon1:06:21European Mountain Running TrophyLlanberis, Wales26th11 km1:09:29World Mountain Running TrophyTelfes, Austria32nd11 km1:02:511997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece38thMarathon2:26:061998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary —Marathon2008World Masters Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsClermont-Ferrand, France2ndM50 Cross country25:412ndM50 3000 m9:09.903rdM50 Half marathon1:08:52
National titles French Athletics Championships 25K: 1990 Marathon: 1981, 1990, 1991, 1993
Circuit wins Vignoble d'Alsace Marathon: 2005 BIG 25 Berlin: 1995 Val de Loire Marathon: 1995 Marvejols-Mende Half Marathon: 1993, 1990, 1989, 1984, 1981 Maroilles 20K: 1993 Foulées du Gois: 1990 Nice Marathon: 1990 Reims à Toutes Jambes: 1989 Lake Annecy Marathon: 1983 Helsinki Marathon: 1982
See also List of marathon national champions (men) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men) France at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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