Simone Warnier

Simone Fernande Warnier (15 January 1909 — 17 February 1999) was a French track and field athlete. She was specialized in the javelin throw but also competed in the discus throw and in the sprint relay. She was active during the 1920s and early 1930s, during the early era of women's athletics. She won at multiple international competitions. She was world record holder in the 4 × 100 metres relay.

Biography
Career
She started competing internationally in 1926. That year she finished third at the 1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match, and later the year second at the 1926 France–Belgium women's athletics competition behind Louise Ausset.

She won the javelin throw at multiple international matches against Belgium and Germany, winning at the 1928 Belgium–France women's athletics match, 1929 France–Belgium women's athletics match, 1930 Belgium–France women's athletics match and 1931 France–Germany women's athletics match.

On 15 July 1928, she set a new world record in the 4 × 100 metres relay in Linnets Saint-Maur together with teammates Lucienne Velu, Georgette Gagneux and Marguerite Radideau, in a time of 50 seconds.

She was the French javelin throwing champion, and was five consecutive times national champion from 1927 to 1931. She won the national discus throwing title that year. She held the first official French record in the discipline in 1927 with 26.40 metres and improved it six times to 35.78 metres in 1930. Her record would not be broken until 1941.

Warnier represented France at the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague in the javelin throw event. She qualifies for the final where she finished in fourth place. In 1931 she also competed at the Olympics of Grace in Florence, Italy in the javelin throw event where she also finished in fourth place.

Personal life

Simone Fernande Warnier was born in Aubervilliers on 19 January 1909. She was the daughter of Gaston Warnier, a hotelier, and Victorine Kim.Act no. 2258, in the civil status of the city of Paris, 17th arrondissement, marriage in 1931 Her mother died in 1927. She lived on  in Paris with her sisters Christiane and Germaine. Her father had a hardware store in Meaux. 1931 census, , folio 274/391

She worked as a secretary. She married Robert Sigrand, a marine mechanic, in 1931. She followed her husband when he left for Buenos Aires, Argentina.

References

Category:1909 births
Category:French athletes
Category:Javelin throwers
Category:1999 deaths
Category:French discus throwers
Category:World record holders
Category:French sprinters