Remona Fransen
Encyclopedia
Remona Fransen is a Dutch
athlete, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines
.
At the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris
, Fransen won her first major international medal in the pentathlon
with a points total of 4,665. En-route to her pentathlon bronze
, she broke the Dutch indoor record
in the high jump
with a height of 1.92 m.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
athlete, specialising in multi-eventing disciplines
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
.
At the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Fransen won her first major international medal in the pentathlon
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
with a points total of 4,665. En-route to her pentathlon bronze
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
, she broke the Dutch indoor record
Dutch records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in the Netherlands maintained by its national athletics federation: Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...
in the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
with a height of 1.92 m.
Major competitive record
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
3rd | Pentathlon, 4,665 points 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon The Women's pentathlon event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4.-Records:- 60 m hurdles :The heats were held at 9:00.-High jump:The event was held at 9:55.- Shot Put :The event was held at 12:15.... |