Ophélie Claude-Boxberger
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born |
18 October 1988 (age 28) Montbéliard |
| Years active | 2010s |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | 800m, 1500m, 3000m steeplechase |
| Club | Montbéliard Belfort Athlétisme |
| Coached by | Laurent Fleury |
Ophélie Claude-Boxberger, born 18 October 1988 at Montbéliard is a French athlete running for club Belfort Montbeliard Athletics. A specialist in the middle-distance races, she won 4 French Under 23s national championship titles in the 800 m and the 1,500 m and ran internationally twice for France before becoming champion of France Indoors in the 1,500 m and outdoors champion in the 3000m steeplechase.
She is the daughter of the distance runner: Jacky Boxberger.
She started athletics in September 2001 after practicing several sports: Dance, horseback riding, tennis, climbing and gymnastics nationally. Among the best French youngsters at 1,000 m (3:03), she focused more on her studies which caused a slow progression in her running. In 2007, she met Laurent Fleury, during a training camp, who became her coach. She had strong progress in 2008 which enabled her to win her first cap for France for an international meet in the 800 m at Lingolsheim.
After spending her early career running the 800 m and having a semi-finalist placing at the 2009 Under 23s European Athletics Championships at kaunas, she changed tack in 2014 deciding to go for longer distances, allowing her to obtain her first with a record of 4:13.23 in the 1,500 m, at the international meeting of Karlsruhe, just missing out on qualification for the World Indoor Championships. In 2015, she won the title of champion of France for the 3000m steeplechase and became the fourth fastest French runner in history running 9:35.56 at the Ninove meeting on 1 August.
After earning a bachelor of science with honors in 2006, she became professor of physical education after successfully gaining a and a masters in language and speech in 2010 at the University of Besançon .
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