Félicia Ballanger

Félicia Ballanger is a cyclist Frenchwoman on track born the June 12th 1971 with the the Rock on Yon in the Vendée.

His/her mother has fore-mentioned thus to remember it Felice Gimondi (his/her brother him fore-mentioned Frederic, in remembering Federico Bahamontes) She measures 1,68 meters for 70 kg.

Biography

Sporting career

After having in its practiced youth in concert the handball and the cycling, of which she is laid off in the Vendée the Rock Cyclist.

For its first championships of the world, it fails the 4th place, place which it always finds the following year with world then at the time of its first Olympiad, at the time of the Jeux of 1992 with Barcelona. The following season, it undergoes wounds: thigh transpierced by a slat of the cycle-racing track and broken clavicle.

It obtains its first world medal the following year at the time of the world ones. It obtains the money medal there in the test speed. Pulled by Daniel Morelon, former great champion of the discipline, it gains its first world title in 1995: it gains there the two titles of the 500m and the speed.

It is the beginning of a domination san division on its discipline: it for the four following editions of world, it gains the titles of the 500 m and speed.

During the same period, it takes part in its second plays at the time of the plays of 1996 with Atlanta. It gains the title speed there.

Last international competition was planned with the Jeux of 2000 of Sydney. It gains the 500 meters. For speed, it is made a fright at the time of the finale against Russian Oksana Grichina: this one gains the second handle. Ballanger had not lost one sleeve any more since the world ones of Perth 1997 vis-a-vis Australian the Michelle Ferris. Morelon then leaves it its lethargy and it gains finally the beautiful one.

in 2001, it becomes vice-president of the French federation of Cycling.

Post-sporting career

Living together as husband and wife with a New Caledonian with which it had two children, it currently resides at Noumea. Belonging to the people present on the Territory not having enough time of residence (having arrived after 1998) to obtain the right to vote with the territorial elections, because of the freezing of the electorate, it was strongly mobilized against this irrefutable fact. It was, with the legislative of 2007 the temporary candidate of the outgoing deputy Jacques Lafleur in the 1 {{era}} district.

Club

  • Laid off in the Vendée the Rock Cyclist

Prize list

Olympic Games of summer

  • Gold medal with OJ of 1996 in speed.
  • Gold medal with OJ of 2000 in speed.
  • Gold medal with OJ of 2000 in 500m.

Championships of the world on track

  • Gold medal with the Championships of the world on track 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999 in speed
  • Gold medal with the Championships of the world on track 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999 in 500m.
  • Medal of money of speed in 1994
  • World champion speed juniors: 1988

Championships of Fance on track

  • Champion of France speed: 1992,1994 with…
  • Champion of France junior speed: 1986
  • Bicycle of French Gold: 2000

world records

References

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