Jean-Charles Trouabal (born 20 May 1965 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the

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the French team of Max Morinière,

Daniel Sangouma Daniel René Claude Sangouma (born 7 February 1965 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. Biography At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres rela ...

, Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the

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to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the

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from the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the 1991 Weltklasse Zurich meet.Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression
- Sporting Heroes He was born on the same day (20 May 1965) as his teammate Bruno Marie-Rose.

International competitions

¹Disqualified in the semifinals
²Did not finish in the semifinals

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* 1965 births Living people Athletes from Paris French male sprinters Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for France World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Universiade silver medalists for France Universiade bronze medalists for France Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade {{France-sprint-bio-stub