Juliette Segers

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameJuliette•Segers (-Cammaert-)
Used nameJuliette•Segers
Born18 May 1911 in Anderlecht, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (BEL)
AffiliationsOlympic FC, Saint-Gilles (BEL)
NOC Belgium

Biography

Juliette Segers first became active as a junior in athletics in the mid-1920s. A member of the Olympic Fémina-Club de Saint-Gilles, she was a member of the Belgian athletics delegation to the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games where she competed in 800 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay events; however, she did not advance to the final in either. Following the Olympics, Segers continued to be active in athletics, and quickly became one of the top Belgian female sprinters, setting national records in the 200 metre and 800 metres. Between 1929 and 1940, she was the winner of 10 national championship titles in the 100, 150, and 200 metres. A resident of Anderlecht, Segers continued to compete into the 1940s.

Personal Bests: 100 – unknown; 800 – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics BEL Juliette Segers
800 metres, Women (Olympic) 6 h2 r1/2
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic) Belgium 4 h2 r1/2