Véronique Pierron

{{Short description|French speed skater (born 1989)}}

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| name = Véronique Pierron

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sedan, France

| height = 5 ft 8 in

| weight = 137 lb

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| highestranking = 9 (1000m)

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Véronique Pierron (born 22 July 1989 in Sedan) is a French short-track speed-skater.

File:Women's 1500m, 2014 Winter Olympics, Semifinal 2 (3).JPG

Pierron competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for France. She finished second in the first round of the 500 metres, advancing to the quarterfinals, where she finished fourth, failing to advance. She placed 14th overall.{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/veronique-pierron-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185733/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/veronique-pierron-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}

As of 2013, Pierron's best finish at the World Championships is 6th, in the 1500 metres in 2012.{{cite web |title=ISU Biography|url=http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Bio.aspx?ath=6196|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131204053845/http://shorttrack.sportresult.com/Bio.aspx?ath=6196|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2013}}

As of 2013, Pierron has not finished on the podium on the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup. Her top World Cup ranking is 9th, in the 1000 metres in 2011–12.

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