Max Morinière
Max Morinière ( born February 16, 1964 in Fort-de -France, Martinique ) is a French former track and field athlete and Olympian. At a height of 1.83 m his competition weight was 78 kg.
Max Morinière took part in the 1988 Olympic Games. In the 100 -meter run, he left in the second round. The French 4 x 100 - meter relay team won in the cast Bruno Marie- Rose, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quenéhervé and Max Morinière in 38.40 s bronze behind the Soviet Union and Great Britain.
At the European Championships in 1990 in Split Morinière finished fifth in the 100 -meter run. In the first six places only sprinter from Great Britain and France were placed, resulting in a thrilling race in the season loomed. The finale on September 1, 1990, it was up to expectations. The British ran 37.98 s, but that was enough only to silver, because the French squadron in the cast Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean -Charles Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose ran 37.79 s world record. For the first time since the 1968 season in Jamaica for a day held the world record, was the world record not in possession of the season from the United States. In the same year the four sprinters from the sports newspaper L' Équipe France's athletes of the year ( " champion of champions" ) were elected.
On August 7, 1991 at the meeting world-class Zurich U.S. season improved the world record to 37.67 s, the French squadron was with 38.39 s back significantly, even though they took the same line as in Split. At the World Championships in 1991 three Americans won three medals in the 100 -meter run. Morinière was eliminated in the second round. In the season finale, the U.S. sprinter improved her world record of 37.50 s, Morinière, Sangouma, Trouabal and Marie-Rose won with 37.87 s silver from the British.
At the Olympic Games in 1992, the French squadron was eliminated with Morinière in the semifinals.
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- Athlete (France)
- Olympian (France)
- European Champion ( athletics)
- Sprinter
- Born in 1964
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