Christophe Épalle (born 23 January 1969 in Saint-Etienne) is a French

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er, whose personal best throw is 81.79 metres, achieved in June 2000 in

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, , ; or simply ; ) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population of 147,284 (2020). Its metropolitan area () had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 ...

. Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Épalle was the 1991 NCAA Division I champion in the hammer throw and

weight throw Weight throw (or Weight for distance) is a traditional strength sport and throwing event derived from ancient Scottish Highland games. Unlike its other counterpart, the Weight over bar which involves a stationary pendulum like swing for height, ...

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* * 1969 births Living people French male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Sportspeople from Saint-Étienne Athletes from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes SMU Mustangs men's track and field athletes Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade French Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-hammer-bio-stub