Clémence Calvin

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Clémence Calvin (born 17 May 1990) is a French runner. She has won silver medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich in the 10,000 metres event, behind the winner Jo Pavey.{{cite web|title=PAVEY THE GOLDEN GIRL OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPS|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/08/13/pavey-golden-girl-european-champs|publisher=SBS|accessdate=13 August 2014}}

Biography

She won the team silver medal at the 2013 European Cross Country Championships, at Belgrade, alongside Sophie Duarte, Christine Bardelle and Laila Traby, after having taken 12th place as an individual.

Winner of French National Cross Country Championships at the start of the 2014 season, she won in June 2014 the European Cup 10,000m at Skopje, in Macedonia, in the time of 31:52.86.{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-cup-10000-m/news/article=calvin-the-new-french-heroine-arikan-makes-history/|title=Calvin is the new French heroine as Arikan makes history|website=european-athletics.org|accessdate=8 June 2014}}

In December 2019, Calvin along with her coach and husband (Samir Dahmani) received a 4 year ban from competition for evading a drug test in March 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/OtherSport/Athletics/french-marathon-runner-to-fight-4-year-doping-ban-20191212 |title= French marathon runner to fight 4-year doping ban |publisher=Sport24 |date=12 December 2019 |accessdate=6 April 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.athleticsintegrity.org/disciplinary-process/global-list-of-ineligible-persons?athleteName=CALVIN&role=&country=FRA&sex=&sanction=&discipline=&secondaryDiscipline=&infraction-year-from=&infraction-year-to=&eligibility-year-from=&eligibility-year-to=#filters |title=Global List of Ineligible Persons |publisher=Athletics Integrirty Unit |accessdate=6 April 2022}} The ban is due to be in force until 17 December 2023.