Muriel Hurtis

Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, née Muriel Hurtis, (25 March 1979) is a French track and field athlete. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships.

The following year she added the World Indoor title and won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and a gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay with France. Her form faltered over the next few years and she failed to get past the quarter-final stage at the 2004 Olympic Games, although she won Olympic bronze in the relay.

She failed to retain her European title at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and was knocked out at the quarter-finals of the 2007 World Championships. She missed out on the 200 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics by one place. She is the French indoor record holder over 200 m.