Jimmy Vicaut (born 27 February 1992 in

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) is a French sprinter who specializes in the

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and

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. His personal best of 9.86 in the 100 m is the joint second fastest time of any European athlete.

Biography

Vicaut was born to a French father and an Ivorian mother. He began athletics at the age of ten years and has specialized in the sprint. He won the bronze medal at the

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and promptly travelled to

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to help the French men's

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team to the gold medal at the

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. Vicaut's junior personal best over 100 m, 10.07 seconds, is the fourth fastest time ever run by a European junior, behind only

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(10.04),

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(10.05) and

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(10.06). At the French national championships in

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on 29 July 2011, Vicaut finished second behind Christophe Lemaitre, tying his personal best of 10.07 sec. Lemaitre set a new French national record with 9.92 sec. At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Vicaut became only the second junior to ever run in a World Championship 100 m final, after

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. Vicaut finished sixth with 10.27 sec, while his fellow countryman Lemaitre finished fourth with 10.19 sec. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Vicaut was part of France's 4×100 m relay team that claimed the Bronze medal. On 13 July 2013, at the French national championships in

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, Vicaut won the title in 9.95 sec.,a personal best. At the 2013 World Championships in

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, Vicaut took part in three events—the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. He was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 and 200 metres events, while his relay team did not advance to the final from the heats. In 2015, Vicaut equalled the European 100m record time of 9.86 that Portugal’s

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had set almost 11 years before at the

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in Athens. That time also broke the French national record of 9.92 set by Lemaitre in 2011. In June 2016, ahead of the Rio Summer Olympics, Vicaut equalled again his 9.86 time on the 100 metre dash at the

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meeting in Montreuil. His younger brother,

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, also an athlete, competes in the

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Personal best

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Jimmy Vicaut
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vicaut, Jimmy 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Bondy French sportspeople of Ivorian descent French male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships athletes for France Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics