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Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) [3] is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. [4] She was born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe and moved to Paris when she was 16 years old.
Marie-José Pérec, née le 9 mai 1968 à Basse-Terre en Guadeloupe, est une athlète française. Elle est la seule Française triple championne olympique d'athlétisme : en 1992 aux Jeux de Barcelone (sur 400 mètres) et deux fois aux Jeux d'Atlanta en 1996 (sur 400 mètres et 200 mètres).
Jul 26, 2024 · Marie-Jose Perec, French athlete who was the first sprinter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 400-meter dash. From 1992 to 1996 she was the highest-ranked 400-meter runner in the world, except in 1993 when she focused on the 200 meters.
With a time of 48.25 seconds, Pérec beat the previous Olympic record set by Soviet Olha Bryzhina in 1988 (48.65).
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Marie-José Pérec was born on the island of Guadeloupe and moved to Paris when she was 16 years old. Recognizing her natural ability, coaches practically forced her to become a sprinter, and she represented France in the 200m at the 1988 Olympic Games. Winning with long and graceful strides.
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Jun 23, 2024 · On June 7, in Brest, Britanny, Marie-José Pérec climbed aboard Armel Le Cléac'h's maxi-trimaran for the Olympic Ocean Relay.
Initially a 200 metre runner, Marie-José Péréc’s breakthrough came in the 400 metres at the 1988 French Championships. Her star soon rose, winning the 200 m at the 1989 European Indoor Championships, and gaining a bronze at the outdoor Europeans (400 m) in Split, 1990.
Jul 26, 2024 · After weeks of secrecy and hours of anticipation during the opening ceremony, Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec were revealed to be the final co-torchbearers and honorees as the lighters of...
