Olympic Silver Medalist Maryvonne Dupureur has died

Olympic Silver Medalist Maryvonne Dupureur of France passed away yesterday at the age of 70. She ran 2:01.9 in the 800 meter at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, losing the race by 0.8 seconds in a world record setting performance by Ann Packer of Britain. She also competed in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, where she was 8^th in the 800m.

(Source: IAAF – Photo Credit: ASPTT)