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Élodie Olivarès

French athletics competitor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 17, 2025
Entity authorityQ3588013 ↗
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Élodie Olivarès (born 22 May 1976 in Paris) is a French athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at three consecutive World Championships starting in 2005.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor

1500 metres – 4:15.17 (Villeneuve-d'Ascq 2004)

3000 metres – 9:04.73 (Villeneuve-d'Ascq 2003)

5000 metres – 15:44.36 (Rome 2003)

3000 metres steeplechase – 9:33.12 (Heusden-Zolder 2002)

Indoor

3000 metres – 9:03.13 (Liévin 2009)

Prize list

cross country running

French Champion - long course in 2002, 2003 and 2006

Vice-champion of France for Cross Country long course in 2004.

Vice-champion of France for Cross Country short course in 2009.

champion of France in 3000m steeplechase in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2009

Vice champion of France in 3000m steeplechase in 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011.

champion of France in Indoor 3000m in 2006 and 2007.

record de France in 3000m steeplechase from 2001 to 2007

Gold medal at Mediterranean Games in 2001 (Tunis)

winner at European Cup of nations in 2004

Team Bronze medal in 2001 at European Cross Country Championships.

22 selections for French teams.

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This entry incorporates text from “Élodie Olivarès” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.