Max Morinière (born 16 February 1964 in

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; ) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. History Before it was ceded to France by Spain in 1635, the area of Fort-de-Fra ...

) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

At the

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, he won a bronze medal in the

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with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose,

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 4 × 100 metres re ...

and Gilles Quenehervé. At the 1990 European Championships in

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the French team of Morinière,

Jean-Charles Trouabal Jean-Charles Trouabal (born 20 May 1965 in Paris) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split the French team of Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Trouabal and Bruno Ma ...

and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the

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to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the Santa Monica Track Club from the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the Weltklasse Zurich meet.Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression
- Sporting Heroes With 10.09 seconds he is also a former French record holder in the 100 metres.

International competitions

¹Representing Europe

References

* 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Fort-de-France Martiniquais athletes French male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Olympic bronze medalists for France French people of Martiniquais descent World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for France Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games French Athletics Championships winners 20th-century French sportsmen {{Martinique-sport-bio-stub