Maryse Éwanjé-Épée set her outdoor personal best on July 21, 1985, jumping 1.96 metres at the French National Athletics Championships in Colombes, France. That was a French national outdoor record that remained unmatched for the next 22 years. Melanie Melfort equalled it by jumping 1.96 metres on August 11, 2007. Éwanjé-Épée's indoor personal best was 1.95 metres, set in 1984.
Éwanjé-Épée won three high jump medals (one silver and two bronzes) at the European Indoor Championships, one high jump bronze medal at the Summer Universiade and one high jump gold medal each at the Jeux de la Francophonie and the Mediterranean Games. She competed for France in the high jump in two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988. She finished 4th and 10th in the Olympic high jump final of 1984 and 1988 respectively. She could not take part in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics because of her failure to clear the minimum Olympic qualifying height by a mere centimetre for both of these Olympics. She won eight indoor high jump and eight outdoor high jump French National Athletics Championships titles at the senior level from 1982 to 1996.
Éwanjé-Épée also attended the University of Arizona, in Tucson (United States) and she still holds the heptathlon record since that time. She held the NCAA high jump record from 1985 to 1996 with 1.96 meters. In 1985, Arizona went 1–2–3 in the NCAA with Katrena Johnson in first place, Maryse Éwanjé-Épée in second, and Camille Harding in third.
After her retirement from high jumping competition in 1996, Éwanjé-Épée worked as a television sports interviewer, sports administrator, sport consultant and radio/television presenter. She is also the writer of three books among those, a biography of Jesse Owens: Jesse, la fabuleuse histoire de Jesse Owens, aux éditions José Carlin/Jacques-Marie Laffont Éditions, 2016[1]
Éwanjé-Épée speaks French, English and Spanish fluently.[1]
Éwanjé-Épée's father, Charles Éwanjé-Épée, is a Camerounian guitarist-singer-songwriter. Her mother, Geneviève Pujol, had a Spanish Catalan grandfather. Maryse Éwanjé-Épée has three sisters and no brothers; her younger sister, Monique Éwanjé-Épée, competed for France in the 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles.[1][2]
Maryse Éwanjé-Épée married Marc Maury in 1988. They have three daughters (Mélissa, Tanya, Maïa) and one son (Mikka). She and Marc Maury divorced in 2007.[2]
Results in international competitionsedit
Note: Only the position and height in the final are indicated, unless otherwise stated. (q) means the athlete did not qualify for the final, with the overall position and height in the qualification round indicated.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Maryse Ewanje Epee news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message Maryse Ewanje Epee born September 4 1964 in Poitiers France is a retired high jumper from France Maryse Ewanje EpeePersonal informationNationalityFrenchBorn 1964 09 04 September 4 1964 age 59 Poitiers FranceHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 in Weight62 kg 137 lb SportCountryFranceSportAthleticsEventHigh jumpMedal record European Indoor Championships1984 Gothenburg High jump1983 Budapest High jump1989 The Hague High jumpSummer Universiade1983 Edmonton High jumpJeux de la Francophonie1989 Rabat High jumpMediterranean Games1983 Casablanca High jump Contents 1 Biography 2 Results in international competitions 3 References 4 External linksBiography editMaryse Ewanje Epee set her outdoor personal best on July 21 1985 jumping 1 96 metres at the French National Athletics Championships in Colombes France That was a French national outdoor record that remained unmatched for the next 22 years Melanie Melfort equalled it by jumping 1 96 metres on August 11 2007 Ewanje Epee s indoor personal best was 1 95 metres set in 1984 Ewanje Epee won three high jump medals one silver and two bronzes at the European Indoor Championships one high jump bronze medal at the Summer Universiade and one high jump gold medal each at the Jeux de la Francophonie and the Mediterranean Games She competed for France in the high jump in two consecutive Summer Olympics in 1984 and 1988 She finished 4th and 10th in the Olympic high jump final of 1984 and 1988 respectively She could not take part in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics because of her failure to clear the minimum Olympic qualifying height by a mere centimetre for both of these Olympics She won eight indoor high jump and eight outdoor high jump French National Athletics Championships titles at the senior level from 1982 to 1996 Ewanje Epee also attended the University of Arizona in Tucson United States and she still holds the heptathlon record since that time She held the NCAA high jump record from 1985 to 1996 with 1 96 meters In 1985 Arizona went 1 2 3 in the NCAA with Katrena Johnson in first place Maryse Ewanje Epee in second and Camille Harding in third After her retirement from high jumping competition in 1996 Ewanje Epee worked as a television sports interviewer sports administrator sport consultant and radio television presenter She is also the writer of three books among those a biography of Jesse Owens Jesse la fabuleuse histoire de Jesse Owens aux editions Jose Carlin Jacques Marie Laffont Editions 2016 1 Ewanje Epee speaks French English and Spanish fluently 1 Ewanje Epee s father Charles Ewanje Epee is a Camerounian guitarist singer songwriter Her mother Genevieve Pujol had a Spanish Catalan grandfather Maryse Ewanje Epee has three sisters and no brothers her younger sister Monique Ewanje Epee competed for France in the 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles 1 2 Maryse Ewanje Epee married Marc Maury in 1988 They have three daughters Melissa Tanya Maia and one son Mikka She and Marc Maury divorced in 2007 2 Results in international competitions editNote Only the position and height in the final are indicated unless otherwise stated q means the athlete did not qualify for the final with the overall position and height in the qualification round indicated Year Competition Venue Position Notes1982 European Indoor Championships Milan Italy 10th 1 88 m1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest Hungary 3rd 1 92 mUniversiade Edmonton Canada 3rd 1 92 mWorld Championships Helsinki Finland 12th 1 84 mMediterranean Games Casablanca Morocco 1st 1 89 m1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg Sweden 2nd 1 95 mOlympic Games Los Angeles United States 4th 1 94 m1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus Greece 8th 1 80 m1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid Spain 5th 1 90 m1988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 10th 1 90 m1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague Netherlands 3rd 1 91 mWorld Indoor Championships Budapest Hungary 13th 1 85mJeux de la Francophonie Rabat Morocco 1st 1 88 mUniversiade Duisburg West Germany 7th 1 80 m1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow Scotland 10th 1 84 mEuropean Championships Split Yugoslavia 18th q 1 75 mReferences edit a b c Mais tisse Maryse Ewanje Epee metisse sa toile in French June 28 2012 a b Maryse Ewanje Epee PDF in French External links editMaryse Ewanje Epee at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Maryse Ewanje Epee at World Athletics nbsp World women s all time best high jump RecordsPreceded byBrigitte Rougeron Women s French National Champion1982 1985 Succeeded byBrigitte RougeronPreceded byMadely Beaugendre Women s French National Champion1988 Succeeded byMadely BeaugendrePreceded bySandrine Fricot Women s French National Champion1993 Succeeded bySandrine FricotPreceded bySandrine Fricot Women s French National Champion1995 1996 Succeeded byMarie Collonville Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maryse Ewanje Epee amp oldid 1209285476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
