Lina Jacques-Sébastien

Lina Jacques-Sébastien (born 10 April 1985 in Créteil, France) is a French sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

Lina Jacques-Sébastien
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's athletics
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Barcelona 4 × 100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 200 metres
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Erfurt 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Erfurt 100 m

Biography

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She finished sixth in the 100 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships,[1] and also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[2] She won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2005 European U23 Championships,[3] and in the 200 metres at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.[4] She competed at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[1]

In the 4 × 100 metres relay she finished fourth at the 2005 World Championships.[5] She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Myriam Soumaré and Carima Louami, but in their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated due to a mistake with the baton exchange. Jacques-Sebastien later won a silver medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Her personal best times are 7.35 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in February 2008 in Bordeaux; 11.30 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Sotteville-lès-Rouen; and 22.59 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona.[1]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   France
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 11th (h) 100 m 11.91
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.60
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 6th 100m 11.58 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.68
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 5th (sf) 200 m 23.49
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 2nd 200 m 23.75
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.75
European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 2nd 100m 11.46 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
6th 200m 23.91 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.22
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.85
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 12th (sf) 100 m 11.98
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 18th (h) 60 m 7.43
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 6th 200 m 24.80
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 45.19
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 200 m 22.59
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.45
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.70

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lina Jacques-Sébastien at World Athletics  
  2. ^ "4x100 Metres Relay – W – Final". IAAF. 18 July 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  3. ^ "European Under 23 Championships and Cup". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 2005 Helsinki (FIN)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
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