David Brisseault

Olympic javelin thrower
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IntroOlympic javelin thrower
PlacesFrance
isAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1969, Besançon, canton of Besançon-Est, arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs
Age56 years
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Biography

David Brisseault (born 7 March 1969 in Nice) is a retired French javelin thrower. 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.
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. 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.

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