Nicolas Figère

{{Short description|French hammer thrower (born 1979)}}

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Nicolas Figère (born 19 May 1979 in Moulins) is a male hammer thrower from France. His personal best throw is 80.88 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Amsterdam.

In 2007 he tested positive for doping, in an in-competition test conducted at the 2007 European Cup in Munich. He received a one-month suspension.

Achievements

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colspan="5"|Representing {{FRA}}
1998

|World Junior Championships

|Annecy, France

|6th

|65.98 m

1999

|European U23 Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|9th

|69.36 m

rowspan=2|2001

|European U23 Championships

|Amsterdam, Netherlands

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|80.88 m

World Championships

|Edmonton, Canada

|12th

|75.36 m

2002

|European Championships

|Munich, Germany

|12th

|76.49 m

2003

|World Championships

|Paris, France

|11th

|74.06 m

2005

|Mediterranean Games

|Almería, Spain

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|75.30 m

2010

|European Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|11th

|72.56 m

References