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	Colette Besson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colette Besson (born April 7, 1946 in Royan - died August 9, 2005 in La Rochelle) was a former French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
		Prior to the 1968 Olympics, Besson was virtually unknown, and the fact that she qualified for the 400 m could already be considered a surprise.
		She qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but was eliminated in the preliminaries, although she took fourth place in the relay.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colette_Besson (259 words)

	Colette Besson - Wikipedia
		Colette Besson (Royan, 7 April 1946–La Rochelle, 9 Agustus 2005) adalah seorang atlet wanita dari Perancis, yang membuat kejutan dengan menjuarai lari 400m pada Olimpiade 1968.
		Sebelum Olimpiade 1968, Besson bisa dibilang tidak dikenal dalam dunia atletik internasional, dan keberhasilannya melewati kualifikasi sendiri sudah merupakan kejutan.
		Pada tahun berikutnya, Besson dua kali meraih peringkat kedua dalam kejuaraan Eropa, masing-masing pada nomor 400m dan 4x400m.
	id.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colette_Besson (114 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Colette Besson
		Colette Besson, who has died aged 59, became one of France's sporting heroines after she won the 400 metres at the Mexico Olympics in 1968.
		Colette Besson's altitude training now came into its own and, as she began to reel in the field one by one, the crowd leapt to its feet, roaring her on.
		Colette Besson was born on April 7 1946 at Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, in the Charente on France's Atlantic coast.
	sport.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/11/db1102.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/08/11/ixportal.html (852 words)

	French Olympic champion Colette Besson dies
		Frenchwoman Colette Besson, who caused one of the great upsets in Olympic history with her 400 metres triumph in 1968, has died from cancer, aged 59.
		Besson was 22 when she won gold in Mexico with a fantastic lap, catching up her rivals on her way to a totally unexpected victory.
		Besson had become involved in the fight against doping and was an active supporter of France's bid to stage the 2012 Olympics.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/aug/10oly.htm (527 words)

	Colette Besson, at 59; runner won gold in '68 Olympics upset - The Boston Globe
		Colette Besson, a physical education teacher who scored a big upset to win the 400-meter gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, died yesterday of cancer.
		PARIS -- Colette Besson, a physical education teacher who scored a big upset to win the 400-meter gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, died yesterday of cancer.
		Besson moved up from fifth place to beat Board, who had been way ahead of the field, with a finish time of 52.03 seconds.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2005/08/10/colette_besson_at_59_runner_won_gold_in_68_olympics_upset?mode=PF (379 words)

	OBIT-TRACK-Besson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		PARIS (AP) - Colette Besson, surprise winner of the women's 400 metres at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, has died of cancer, the French Olympic Committee said Tuesday.
		Besson, then a 22-year-old physical education teacher from Bordeaux, beat favourite Lillian Board of Britain with a furious sprint over the last 100 metres.
		Besson's cancer was diagnosed when Paris was hosting the world championships in 2003, said Bernard Amsalem, president of the French Athletics Federation.
	www.cp.org /premium/ONLINE/member/ogames/050809/o080901A.html (311 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: IAAF President Laments Loss Of Colette Besson
		Helsinki - The IAAF was saddened to hear of the death of Colette Besson, who was the surprise winner of the Olympic 400m title in 1968 at the age of 22.
		Besson went on to become an inspirational figure in the development of French athletics, narrowly losing the European title in 1969 to her compatriot Nicole Duclos, despite running 51.70, which was faster than the world record of that time.
		I believe that she made a tremendous contribution to world athletics, as a charismatic and determined athlete in an age when women's athletics was still developing.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050809_IAAF_Besson.html (258 words)

	Obituaries in the news - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Colette Besson, a physical education teacher who scored a big upset to win the 400-meter gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, died Tuesday of cancer.
		PARIS (AP) -- Colette Besson, a physical education teacher who scored a big upset to win the 400-meter gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, died Tuesday of cancer.
		Besson, then a teacher from Bordeaux, beat favorite Lillian Board of Britain with a furious sprint over the last 100 meters at the Mexico City Games.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/08/09/obituaries_in_the_news (1178 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Colette Besson, Olympic 400-meter winner, dies at 59
		PARIS – Colette Besson, a physical education teacher who scored a big upset to win the 400-meter gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, died Tuesday of cancer.
		Besson moved up from fifth place to beat Board – who had been way ahead of the field – in 52.03 seconds.
		The French squad, again with Besson, broke the record once more in September of that year, a standard that stood until 1971.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050809-0734-run-obit-besson.html (337 words)

	uka : Full Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		IAAF president Lamine Diack has expressed his sadness at the passing of French athletics legend Colette Besson.
		Besson claimed the Olympic 400m title in 1968 at the tender age of 22 in an amazing race, when she went from fifth to first in the last 100m to beat favourite Lillian Board, by a 10th of a second.
		"This is a great loss and our thoughts now go out the family and friends of Colette Besson," said Diack.
	www.ukathletics.net /vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4854-163356-19728-20996-189816--4787-layout52-180571-news-item,00.html (231 words)

	Scotsman.com Member Centre - Premium Content - Colette Besson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		COLETTE Besson, the surprise winner of the women's 400 metres at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, died last week, it has been reported.
		Besson, then a 22-year-old physical education teacher from Bordeaux, beat the gold medal favourite Lillian Board of Britain with a furious sprint over the last 100 metres.
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	thescotsman.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=1795592005 (156 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Colette Besson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Colette_Besson (391 words)

	Colette Besson, 59, Won Upset in 1968 Olympics - August 10, 2005 - The New York Sun - NY Newspaper
		Colette Besson, 59, Won Upset in 1968 Olympics - August 10, 2005 - The New York Sun - NY Newspaper
		Colette Besson, 59, Won Upset in 1968 Olympics
		Colette Besson, a physical education teacher who scored an upset to win the 400-meter gold medal for France at the 1968 Olympics, died Tuesday in La Rochelle, France, of cancer.
	www.nysun.com /article/18384 (168 words)

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		- The IAAF was saddened to hear of the death of Colette Besson, who was the surprise winner of the Olympic 400m title in 1968 at the age of 22.
		's Lillian Board - the favourite for the gold - was way ahead of the rest of the field with just 100 m to go but with an amazing last sprint, Besson then moved up from fifth place to beat Board on the finish line by one tenth of a second.
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