Jimmy Vicaut
Jimmy Vicaut 2013 at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg
Jimmy Vicaut (* 27 February 1992 in Bondy ) is a French sprinter.
In 2010 he won the bronze medal over 100 m at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton. Shortly thereafter, he was part of the French team that won in the cast Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre -Alexis Pessonneaux and Martial Mbandjock at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona in the 4 x 100 -meter relay gold medal.
At the Track Junior European Championships 2011 in Tallinn he won the 100 -meter run and thereby increased his personal best in the semi-final, first to 10.12 s and 10.07 s in the final then He was also a member of the French 4-by- 100 - meter relay team that won the gold medal in Tallinn.
At the European Championships 2012 in Helsinki, he won behind teammate Lemaitre in the 100 meters silver medal in 10.12 s at the Olympic Games in 2012 Vicaut was eliminated in the second round, with the French sprint relay he finished fourth.
In Winter 2013 he dominated the 60 -meter distance: A total of eight times he was less than 6.60 s at the French Indoor Championships he won ahead of Emmanuel Biron and Christophe Lemaitre in 6.53 s His successful indoor season, he crowned with a gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, where he won with a 6.48 s before the same quick James Dasaolu. At the National Championships on July 13, he made the semi-finals with 9.95 s, a new personal best, which he then stopped at his victory in the final. At the World Championships in Moscow, he launched both 100 and 200 meters. In the 100-meter competition, he reached the semi-final with 10.06 s, where s he only finished tenth despite an increase to 10.01 and thus missed the final. About 200 meters he managed with 20.51 s as Fourteenth little more clearly not in the finals.
Personal Best
- 60 m (Hall ): 6.48 s, March 2, 2013, Gothenburg
- 100 m: 9.95 s, July 13, 2013, Paris
- 200 m: 20.30 s, July 6, 2013, Paris