Daniel Sangouma

Daniel Sangouma ( born February 7, 1965 in Saint- Denis, Réunion ) is a retired French sprinter.

In the Indoor Athletics Championships 1985, he was fifth and shortly thereafter. During the World Indoor games fourth in 200 -meter run In 1986 he was at the European Indoor Championships in fourth. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he retired more than 200 m from in the second round. In the 4 x 100 - meter relay, the relay in the French occupation of Bruno Marie- Rose, Daniel Sangouma, Gilles Quenéhervé and Max Morinière won bronze in 38.40 seconds behind the Soviet Union and Great Britain.

At the European Athletics Championships in 1990 in Split Sangouma took second place in the 100 -meter run behind the Briton Linford Christie. In the first six places only sprinter from the United Kingdom 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 relay 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 baton of Jamaica in 1968 for one day held the world record, was the world record not in possession of the baton 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. relay improved the world record to 37.67 s, the French relay with 38.39 s was decreased significantly, although they took in the same occupation as in Split. Cure after three Americans won at the World Championships in Tokyo, the medals in the 100 -meter run. Sangouma was eliminated in the semifinals. In the season finale, the U.S. sprinter improved her world record of 37.50 seconds, Morinière, Sangouma, Trouabal and Marie-Rose won with 37.87 s silver from the British.

At the European Indoor Championships in 1992 in Genoa Sangouma won silver over 200 meters behind the Bulgarians Nikolay Antonov and was fifth on 60 m. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​the French squadron with Sangouma was eliminated in the semifinals.

1994 won the European Indoor Championships in Sangouma in Paris over 200 gold and was about 60 m as fifth. At the European Championships in Helsinki, he retired about 200 m from the semi-finals. The relay won in the cast Hermann Lomba, Eric Perrot, Jean -Charles Trouabal and Daniel Sangouma in 38.57 s the title again.

In 1990 and 1991 he was French champion over 100 m. In the hall, he won national titles in 1988, 1992 and 1994, over 200 m and 1992 m over 60.

Daniel Sangouma is 1,87 m tall and weighed 84 kg in his playing days.

Personal Best

  • 60 m (Hall ): 6.63 s, February 22, 1992 Paris
  • 100 m: 10.02 s, June 29, 1990, Villeneuve d'Ascq ( former French record, 2005 by Ronald Pognon improved)
  • 200 m: 20.20 s, July 18, 1989, Casablanca Hall: 20.64 s, 1 March 1992 Genoa
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