Léone Bertimon
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Leone Bertimon (born 16 August 1950 at Pointe-Noire) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the shot put.
Léone measured 1.78 m and weighed 76 kg when competing. She competed for club Bouillante up to 1972, and since 1973 she competed in France at VGA Saint-Maur.
She won 21 titles French Athletics Championships: 12 outdoor (1974 to 1989), and 9 indoor (1973–1988). Her only rival was at that time was Frenchwomen Simone Créantor.
She also played in the reserve basketball team of her club, at Saint-Maur. Her brother, Charlus Bertimon was the French record holder of the javelin throw four times.
Bertimon Leone has been a physical education teacher at Louis Blanc college of St Maur Des Fosses, in Val de Marne.
International competitions
gold medal Francophone Games in 1989 (39 years)[1]- gold medal Mediterranean Games in 1979[2]
- Participation in 11 European Cups (French record) from 1973 to 1991
- 69 caps for France A over 24 years (women's record) from 1972 to 1995
