Maryvonne Dupureur
Maryvonne Dupureur was born on May 24, 1937. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Maryvonne Dupureur
Maryvonne Samson Dupureur, née Maryvonne Samson, (24 May 1937 – 7 January 2008) was a French middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m event she won silver medals at the 1964 Olympics and 1967 European Indoor Games; she also took part in the 1960 and 1968 Olympics. Between 1959 and 1969 Dupureur won ten national titles: six in the 800 m, three in the 400 m and one in the 1500 m. She was an Olympic silver medalist in the 800 metres in Tokyo in 1964 after leading for most of the race but being overtaken in the final 100 metres by Great Britain’s Ann Packer, who set a new world record.…