Christophe Cheval (born 25 February 1971 in Somain, Nord) is a French sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the 1998 European Championships he finished sixth in his main event and won a silver medal in

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with teammates

Thierry Lubin Thierry Lubin (born 10 November 1970 in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Christophe Cheval, Freder ...

, Frederic Krantz and

Needy Guims Needy Guims (born 8 September 1974 in Chennevières) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz ...

. As the European champions Great Britain fielded their own World Cup team, the French relay team was selected to represent Europe at the

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, finishing sixth while Great Britain won the event. Cheval later finished fifth in relay at the

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, this time with teammates Krantz, Guims and David Patros. He also reached the semifinals of the World Indoor Championships in

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and

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. His personal best time was 20.41 seconds, achieved in July 1998 in Dijon. In 2001 Cheval was found guilty of nandrolone doping. The sample was delivered at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. He received an IAAF suspension from January 2002 to January 2004.

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* 1971 births Living people People from Somain, Nord French male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Doping cases in athletics French sportspeople in doping cases European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Nord (French department) Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games {{France-sprint-bio-stub

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