Lucie Cadiès (married name was Verdy) (born 1898) was a French athlete, who specialized in the middle distance races. Champion of France in the 1,000 m in 1918, she beat the World record in the 1000 meters. Her record is not yet recognized as such by the International Association of Athletics Federations which began to ratify female records for the 1 000 meters in 1922 with the time of Georgette Lenoir.[1]

Lucie Cadiès
Lucie Cadiès in 1920.
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born1898
Ville
Years active1917-1920
Sport
Eventmiddle distance running

Biography

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Records

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Personal Bests[2]
Event Performance Location Date
800 meters 2 min 53 s 4 1921
1000 meters 3 min 30 s 6 (NR) 1921
1500 meters 5 min 54 s 6 (NR) 1918

Notes and references

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  1. ^ IAAF Media & Public Relations Department, ed. (2011). "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)". Monte Carlo. pp. 597, 598, 696. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. ^ "DICTIONNAIRE DE L'ATHLÉTISME FRANÇAIS" (PDF). Site de la commission de la documentation et de l'histoire. Retrieved 14 November 2013.[permanent dead link]