Vocation : Sports : Track and Field

Berendina Johanna "Bets" Dekens (later de Vries, 25 October 1906 – 13 August 1992) was a Dutch discus thrower. She competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in 17th place with her all-time best throw of 29.36 meters.
This was the first women's track and field event to be completed in Olympic Games history.

Edith Noeding (born November 3, 1954, in Lobitos District) is a retired female track and field athlete from Peru, who competed in the hurdles event during her career. She won the gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in the women's 100 metres hurdles event. There Noeding set her personal best in the women's 100 metres hurdles event on October 19, 1975, clocking 13.56 in Mexico City. She represented Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Jean-Paul Villain (born 1 November 1946) is a retired French runner. In 1971 he won the steeplechase at the European Championships and Mediterranean Games. He competed in this event at the 1968, 1972 and in 1976 Summer Olympics with the best result of ninth place in 1968.

Bouabdallah "Bob" Tahri (born 20 December 1978) is a retired
middle-distance and long-distance French runner, who was born in Metz. He competed mainly in the 3000 m steeplechase distance. He also competes in the 2000 m steeplechase, 1500 m, mile, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m and cross-country running. He has won several medals at major international championships such as the World Championships, European Championships and the European Indoor Championships. Moreover, he has won medals in the European Cup, European Team Championships, IAAF World Cup, IAAF Continental Cup and the IAAF World Athletics Final.
In June 2009, Tahri improved his 2000 m outdoor steeplechase European record with a run of 5:15.36 in Nancy, France. He set a new 3000 m outdoor steeplechase European record of 8:01.18 in finishing third in the final of the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. On 25 June 2010, Tahri set a new world-record time of 5:13.47 in the 2000m outdoor steeplechase race in Tomblaine, France. The previous world-record time of 5:14.43 was set on 21 Aug 1990 by Julius Kariuki. But Tahri's 2000m outdoor steeplechase world record was broken only 5 days later by his compatriot Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. On 29 June 2010, Tahri won the 3000m outdoor steeplechase race in Metz in the world's fastest time (8:03.72) of the year. He retired after running 3000 meters at the 2016 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris.

Gilles Quénéhervé (born 17 May 1966) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Marie Poissonnier (born 4 May 1979 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme) is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne.
She finished twelfth at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Maebashi and won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis. Participating at the 2004 Olympics, she failed to qualify from her pool.

Laurence Manfredi (born 20 May 1974 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes) is a French shot putter.
She finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2003 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final round.Manfredi has been a dominating figure in the national competitions – a win at the 2010 French Indoor Championships was the 30th national title of her career.Her personal best throw is 18.68 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Castres.