Katia Benth
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| Full name | Katia Benth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1975 Cayenne, French Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katia Benth (born 16 November 1975) is a French retired sprinter. Born in French Guiana, she started athletics at the age of 12. She later competed in and for France, becoming the French university-level national champion in the women's 100 and 200 metres on multiple occasions. During her career, she has won medals for France at the World Championships and European Championships. Representing French Guiana, she won two gold medals at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics. In her later life, she became a marine for the French army and a coach.