Manuela Montebrun (born 13 November 1979 in Laval, Mayenne) is a retired, female hammer thrower from France.
Montebrun won two back-to-back World Championship bronze medals in 2003 and 2005. She had finished fourth in the final of the 2005 World Championships, but was belatedly awarded the bronze medal in 2013 when the 2005 World Championships gold medallist Olga Kuzenkova was stripped of her gold medal for doping.
Montebrun's outdoor, personal best throw is 74.66 metres, achieved on 11 July 2005 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Montebrun retired from athletics in June 2012.
Results in international competitions
Note: Only the position and distance in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. If the athlete did not qualify for the final, the overall position and distance in the qualification round are indicated.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing France |
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1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 5th | 58.28 m |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25th (q) | 54.13 m |
1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 3rd | 68.11 m |
European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 61.95 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 12th | 62.44 m |
2000 | European Cup | Gateshead, England | 3rd | 67.73 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 24th (q) | 57.77 m |
2001 | European Athletics U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 66.73 m |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 67.78 m |
Universiade | Beijing, China | 1st | 69.78 m |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 69.80 m |
2002 | European Cup | Annecy, France | 2nd | 68.53 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 72.04 m |
2003 | European Cup | Florence, Italy | 1st | 74.43 m |
World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 70.92 m |
World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 4th | 68.88 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 15th (q) | 67.90 m |
World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 3rd | 70.63 m |
2005 | European Cup | Florence, Italy | 2nd | 71.10 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 71.41 m |
World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 7th | 69.70 m |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 8th | 70.36 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 3rd | 72.54 m |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th | 69.92 m |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | 1st | 70.26 m |