Fabrice Coiffic Explained

Birth Date:1984 8, df=yes
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 metres
Updated:5 August 2012

Louis Steven Fabrice Coiffic is a Mauritian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and 200 metres, who competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games[1] and 2006 African Championships in Athletics.[2] Coiffic is the third fastest 200m sprinter in Mauritius with a time of 20.89 seconds behind Stephan Buckland's 20.06 seconds and Eric Milazar's 20.66 seconds achieved respectively in Paris, France and La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

Fabrice Coiffic's rise to prominence in Mauritian athletics came in 2006 when he reached the final of the 200m at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics where he finished in fifth place. That same year, he participated at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he reached the quarter final in the 200m race and achieving a new personal best of 20.99. In 2007, Coiffic became the second athlete after Stephan Buckland to win the 100m, the 200m and 4 × 100 m relay events at the Indian Ocean Island Games also known as the Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien, held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

In 2008, Coiffic failed to reach the finals of the 100m and 200m at the African Athletics Championships held in Adds Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2009, Coiffic participated at the Francophone Games in Beirut, Lebanon where he came fourth the 200m final in a time of 20.99. He also won a silver medal with the Mauritian relay team in 39.60 seconds. Earlier that year, he achieved a personal best time 20.89 seconds at the Resisprint International Meeting in Switzerland thus making him the third fastest Mauritian sprinter in the half lap event. Furthermore, Coiffic achieved his personal best in the 100m event with a time of 10.45 which he ran on home soil at the Mauritian International Meeting. He ran 10.45 again at the Meeting National D2 Groupama Argentan in France.

In 2010, Coiffic participated at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics in Nairobi, Kenya, where he only reached the semifinal in both the 100m and 200m events with a time of 10.51 and 21.43. This poor performance was repeated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India where the sprinter only reached the quarter final of the 200m in 21.19 seconds and also being eliminated in the first rounds of the 4 × 100 m relay. With the retirement of Stephan Buckland in July 2010, Coiffic was thought to be the sprinter who would put Mauritian back at the international level but has disappointed many Mauritians due to his poor performances at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

However, in 2011, Coiffic impressed many with his winning streak of three gold medals at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games, held in Mahe, Seychelles. At these games, Coiffic easily won the 100m in 10.59, the 200m in 21.19 and the 4 × 100 m relay in 40.49 thus, repeating his performance that he achieved four years ago in the 2007 Games. This makes him the only athlete in the history of the Games to win all three events two times consecutively. He thought of attempting to break the Games' record in the 200m which is 20.46 and was achieved in 2003 by Stephan Buckland, but that seemed to be too farfetched as he would have had to run close to his personal best of 20.89. Earlier in 2011 Coiffic participated in many athletics meetings in France where he took mostly second and third places in sprint events. His 2011 season best in the 100m is currently 10.58 seconds, a time he achieved at the Meeting National D1 Nant'Haies Atlantic in France, where he won the race.

Personal Bests

DateEventVenueTime (seconds)
10 February 200660 metresEaubonne, France6.83
12 September 2011100 metresMaputo, Mozambique10.40
28 June 2009200 metresLa Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland20.89

Achievements in Athletics

YearMeetingVenueResultEventTime
2001IAAF World Youth Athletics ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary6th100m Heat11.55
2002Championnats Nationaux Juniors KFCReduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.88
2002Championnats Nationaux VitalReduit, Mauritius3rd200m22.75
2002AAC Southern Region Junior ChampionshipsSouth Africa4th100m10.84
2002AAC Southern Region Junior ChampionshipsSouth Africa1st4 × 100 m42.18
2003Régionaux de la Réunion St Paul, Réunion 1st100m10.95
2003Régionaux de la Réunion St Paul, Réunion 1st200m Qualification22.51
2003Régionaux de la Réunion St Paul, Réunion 1st200m Final22.19
2003Meeting in ReduitReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.80
2003Championnats de Maurice JuniorsReduit, Mauritius1st200m22.09
2003Championnats de Maurice JuniorsReduit, Mauritius2nd100m11.00
2003Air Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius4th100m11.18
2003Lucozade Sport National Circuit 1st TourReduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.98
2003Lucozade Sport National Circuit 1st TourReduit, Mauritius1st200m22.34
2003Lucozade Sport National Circuit 2nd TourReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.60
2003Lucozade Sport National Circuit 3rd TourReduit, Mauritius1st200m22.26
2003Lucozade Sport National Circuit 5th TourReduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.85
2004Lucozade Sport National Circuit Reduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.95
2004Championnats Nationaux Vital Reduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.88
2005Skyline International MeetingReduit, Mauritius3rd100m10.69
2005Meeting International de la ville de BrazzavilleBrazzaville, Congo7th100m10.72
2005Lucozade Sport National Circuit 1st TourReduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.61
2005Lucozade Sport National Circuit 2nd TourReduit, Mauritius2nd200m21.48
2005Lucozade Sport National Circuit 4th TourReduit, Mauritius2nd200m21.92
2005Lucozade Sport National Circuit 4th TourReduit, Mauritius1st4 × 100 m41.85
2005Open EventsReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.65
2005Championnats NationauxReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.71
2005Championnats NationauxReduit, Mauritius1st200m21.84
2006Meeting Indoor du Val d'Oise d'EaubonneEaubonne, France4th60m Qualification6.83
2006Lucozade Sport National Circuit Reduit, Mauritius1st100m10.58
2006Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.60
2006Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius2nd200m21.47
2006African Athletics ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius1st200 m Heat21.57
2006African Athletics ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius3rd200 m Semifinal21.15
2006African Athletics ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius5th200 m Final21.14
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia3rd200m Heat20.99
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia5th200m Semifinal21.52
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia2nd4 × 100 m Heat39.55
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia4th4 × 100 m Final39.97
2007Stellenbosch Yellow Pages MeetingStellenbosch, South Africa8th200 m21.97
2007Tshwane Yellow Pages MeetingTshwane, South Africa8th200 m21.51
2007Tshwane Yellow Pages MeetingTshwane, South Africa8th100 m10.82
2007Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.60
2007Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m21.58
20075ème Meeting de ValbonneValbonne, France1st100m10.63
20075ème Meeting de ValbonneValbonne, France1st200m21.12
2007Meeting Internazionale Citta di AvellinoAvellino, Italy1st200m21.21
2007Meeting Arcobaleno AtleticaEuropaCelle Ligure, Italy1st100m10.87
2007Meeting Arcobaleno AtleticaEuropaCelle Ligure, Italy2nd200m21.29
2007Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius2nd200m21.60
2007Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius4th100m10.64
2007Southern Africa Regional Permit MeetingGaborone, Botswana3rd100 m10.69
2007Southern Africa Regional Permit MeetingGaborone, Botswana3rd200 m21.22
2007Meeting Internazionale Citta di AvellinoAvellino, Italy1st200m21.21
2007Memorial Sven Gales Luxembourg4th100m10.54
2007Memorial Sven Gales Luxembourg2nd200m21.40
2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria3rd200 m Heat21.16
2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria5th200 m Semifinal21.16
2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria5th4 × 100 m Final39.64
2007Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienAntannarivo, Madagascar1st100m Final10.3h (hand timing)
2007Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienAntannarivo, Madagascar1st200 m Qualification21.33
2007Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienAntannarivo, Madagascar1st200 m Final20.8h (hand timing)
2008Copenhagen Athletics Games Copenhagen, Denmark2nd100m10.58
2008Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.53
2008IAAF Grand Prix DakarDakar, Senegal7th200m21.63
2008Meeting Internazionale Terra Sarda Cagliari, Italy3rd200m21.47
2008Meeting CAA BamakoBamako, Mali8th100m12.23
2008Meeting CAA BamakoBamako, Mali3rd200m21.26
2008Meeting Internazionale Sport SolidarietaSabbiadoro, Italy4th200m21.12
2008Meeting national D2 de Marseille Marseille, France2nd200m21.23
2008Meeting National d’Albertville PalmyrimmoAlbertville, France3rd200m21.13
2008Meeting International Dakar Dakar, Senegal2nd200m21.19
2008African Athletics ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia4th100 m Heat10.57
2008African Athletics ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia7th100 m Semifinal10.72
2008African Athletics ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rd200 m Heat21.23
2009Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.50
2009Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius3rd100m10.45
2009Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius4th200m21.38
2009Meeting National D1 de Metz Metz, France4th100m10.82
2009Meeting National D2 Groupama Argentan Argentan, France2nd100m Qualification10.72
2009Meeting National D2 Groupama Argentan Argentan, France1st100m Final10.45
2009Meeting National D2 d'Amiens Métropole Amiens, France1st200m21.42
2009Meeting du Val De MarneNogent-sur-Marne, France1st200m21.33
2009Tofalia International MeetingPatras, Greece1st200m21.02
2009Circuit National Lucozade Sport Reduit, Mauritius1st100m10.65
2009Circuit national Lucozade Sport Reduit, Mauritius1st200m21.58
2009Meeting International ResisprintLa Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland1st100m10.46
2009Meeting International ResisprintLa Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland2nd200m20.89 (PB)
2009Francophone GamesBeirut, Lebanon3rd100m Heat10.44
2009Francophone GamesBeirut, Lebanon4th100m Semifinal10.47
2009Francophone GamesBeirut, Lebanon1st200m Heat21.48
2009Francophone GamesBeirut, Lebanon2nd200m Semifinal21.22
2009Francophone GamesBeirut, Lebanon4th200m Final20.99
2009Francophone GamesBeirut, Lebanon2nd4 × 100 m39.60
2010Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius3rd100m10.76
2010Yellow Pages Series IVJohannesburg, South Africa3rd100m10.66
2010Meeting National D1 de NantesNantes, France4th100m10.61
2010Meeting National D1 de NantesNantes, France5th200m21.54
2010Championnats de Lorraine Tomblaine, France3rd100m Qualification10.85
2010Championnats de Lorraine Tomblaine, France2nd100m Final10.57
2010Meeting Pré France Nord-EstMontbéliard, France1st200m Qualification22.29
2010Meeting Pré France Nord-EstMontbéliard, France2nd200m Final21.32
2010Meeting Amiens Metropole Amiens, France1st200m21.29
2010Meeting National D2 Bonneuil sur Marne Bonneuil sur Marne, France1st100m10.68
2010Meeting National D2 Bonneuil sur Marne Bonneuil sur Marne, France2nd200m21.46
2010Meeting Metz Moselle AthlelorMetz, France5th200m21.43
2010Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius3rd100m10.69
2010Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius5th200m21.54
2010Lucozade Sport Grand PrixReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.65
2010Lucozade Sport Grand PrixReduit, Mauritius1st100m21.45
2010Meeting International ResisprintLa Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland6th100m Qualification10.56
2010Meeting International ResisprintLa Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland6th100m Final10.68
2010Meeting International ResisprintLa Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland6th200m22.28
2010African Athletics ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya2nd100m Heat10.59
2010African Athletics ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya5th100m Semifinal10.51
2010African Athletics ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya2nd200m Heat21.43
2010African Athletics ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya7th200m Semifinal21.43
2010African Athletics ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya3rd4 × 100 m Heat40.00
2010African Athletics ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya5th4 × 100 m Final40.27
2010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India3rd200m Heat21.45
2010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India5th200m Quarterfinal21.19
2010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India4th4 × 100 m Heat40.21
2011Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius6th100m10.72
2011Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius3rd200m21.25
2011Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius2nd4 × 100 m40.75
2011Meeting International de St DenisSt Denis, Reunion4th100m10.70
2011Meeting National D2 de Bonneuil sur MarneBonneuil sur Marne, France3rd200m21.58
2011Meeting National D1 de ForbachForbach, France2nd100m Qualification10.89
2011Meeting National D1 de ForbachForbach, France2nd100m Final10.76
2011Meeting National D1 de ForbachForbach, France2nd200m21.41
2011Meeting National D2 d'Amiens MétropoleAmiens, France1st200m Qualification22.46
2011Meeting National D2 d'Amiens MétropoleAmiens, France3rd200m Final21.69
2011Meeting du Val de MarneNogent Sur Marne, France2nd200m21.40
2011Meeting National D1 Nant'Haies AtlanticNantes, France1st100m10.58
2011Meeting National D1 Nant'Haies AtlanticNantes, France2nd200m21.49
2011Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de NancyTomblaine, France8th200m21.87
2011Championnats Ile-de-France Espoirs SeniorsAntony, France1st4 × 100 m40.91
2011Lucozade Sport Grand Prix FinalReduit, Mauritius3rd100m10.79
2011Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienMahe, Seychelles1st100m Qualification10.81
2011Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienMahe, Seychelles1st100m Final10.59
2011Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienMahe, Seychelles2nd200m Qualification22.15
2011Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienMahe, Seychelles1st200m Final21.19
2011Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienMahe, Seychelles1st4 × 100 m Final40.49
2011All-Africa Games AthleticsMaputo, Mozambique3rd100m Heat10.60h(hand timing)
2011All-Africa Games AthleticsMaputo, Mozambique5th100m Semifinal10.40 (PB)
2011All-Africa Games AthleticsMaputo, Mozambique5th4 × 100 m Final39.85
2011All-Africa Games AthleticsMaputo, Mozambique5th200m Heat21.53
2011All-Africa Games AthleticsMaputo, Mozambique4th200m Semifinal21.67
2012Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius4th150m16.20
2012Meeting International de St DenisSt Denis, Reunion3rd100m10.99
2012Mauritius International MeetingBambous, Mauritius5th100m10.70
2012Meeting National de ForbachForbach, France3rd100m Qualification10.85
2012Meeting National de ForbachForbach, France3rd200m 21.81
2012Meeting de BesançonBesançon, France3rd200m 21.84
2012Reunion Internacional De Atletismo Villa De BilbaoBilbao, Spain2nd100m Qualification10.58
2012Reunion Internacional De Atletismo Villa De BilbaoBilbao, Spain3rd100m Final10.55
2012Reunion Internacional De Atletismo Villa De BilbaoBilbao, Spain4th200m 21.59
2012Meeting National d'ArgentanArgentan, France1st100m Qualification10.68
2012Meeting National d'ArgentanArgentan, France3rd100m Final10.69
2012Meeting International de TunisRades, Tunis3rd200m 21.50
2012African Athletics ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin4th100 m Heat10.63
2012African Athletics ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin8th100 m Semifinal10.77
2012African Athletics ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin5th200 m Heat21.32
2012African Athletics ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin6th200 m Semifinal21.38
2012Lucozade Sport Grand Prix (1st Edition)Reduit, Mauritius1st100m10.64
2012Lucozade Sport Grand Prix (2nd Edition)Reduit, Mauritius2nd200m21.68
2012Olympic Games of the XXX OlympiadLondon, England2nd100m Preliminary Round10.62
2012Olympic Games of the XXX OlympiadLondon, England7th100m Heat10.59
2013Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius3rd100m10.55
2013Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius5th200m21.41
2013Meeting International de St DenisSt Denis, Reunion5th100m10.68
2013Meeting International de St DenisSt Denis, Reunion5th200m21.92
2013Interclubs Nord-Est Brassage N1Remiremont, France1st100m10.50
2013Interclubs Nord-Est Brassage N1Remiremont, France1st4 × 100 m43.13
2013Championnats Nationaux Interclubs N1A FinaleDijon, France1st100m10.74
2013Championnats Nationaux Interclubs N1A FinaleDijon, France3rd4 × 100 m42.43
2013Meeting Elite de ForbachForbach, France2nd100m Qualification10.87
2013Meeting Elite de ForbachForbach, France4th100m Final10.90
2013Meeting Elite de ForbachForbach, France5th200m22.01
2013Vital National Circuit 1st MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.51
2013Vital National Circuit 1st MeetingReduit, Mauritius2nd200m21.54
2013Vital National Circuit 1st MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st4 × 100 m41.00
2013Vital National Circuit 2nd MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.57
2013Vital National Circuit 2nd MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st4 × 100 m41.53
2013Meeting National de LillebonneLillebonne, France1st100m10.78
2013Meeting National de LillebonneLillebonne, France2nd200m21.58
2013Meeting National de RomansRomans, France3rd100m Qualification11.00
2013Meeting National de RomansRomans, France2nd100m10.69
2013Meeting National d'OyonnaxOyonnax, France3rd100m Qualification10.81
2013Meeting National d'OyonnaxOyonnax, France5th100m Final10.66
2013Meeting National d'OyonnaxOyonnax, France7th200m 23.29
2013Meeting National de CastresCastres, FranceDisqualified100mDQ
2013Meeting National de CastresCastres, France4th200m21.17
2013Championnats NationauxAubagne, France2nd100m Qualification10.53
2013Championnats NationauxAubagne, France4th100m Final10.46
2013Championnats de France EliteParis, France7th200m Qualification25.77
2013Preparation Meeting (17 August)Bambous, Mauritius1st400m50.01
2013Preparation Meeting (25 August)Bambous, Mauritius1st200m21.73
2013Preparation Meeting (25 August)Bambous, Mauritius2nd4 × 100 m42.10
2013Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France4th200m Qualification21.77
2014Preparation Meeting (29 March) Bambous, Mauritius3rd100m 10.94
2014Mauritius International MeetingBambous, Mauritius5th100m10.69
2014Championnats Nationaux Interclubs N1Montbeliard, France1st100m10.88
2014Championnats Nationaux Interclubs N1Montbeliard, France1st4 × 100 m41.72
2014Championnats Nationaux Juniors KFC (Épreuves Ouvertes)Bambous, Mauritius3rd100m10.81
2014Championnats Nationaux Seniors VitalBambous, Mauritius3rd100m Qualification11.03
2014Championnats Nationaux Seniors VitalBambous, Mauritius3rd100m Final10.79
2014Championnats Nationaux Seniors VitalBambous, Mauritius3rd200m 21.87
2015Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.64
2015Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st100m10.63
2015Preparation MeetingReduit, Mauritius1st200m21.53
2015Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius2nd100m10.48
2015Mauritius International MeetingReduit, Mauritius3rd200m21.63
2015Meeting International de St DenisSt Denis, Reunion3rd100m10.88
2015Meeting International de St DenisSt Denis, Reunion2nd4 × 100 m40.47
2015Interclubs Nord-Est Brassage NationalColmar, France1st200m21.88
2015Interclubs Nord-Est Brassage NationalColmar, France2nd4 × 100 m43.24
2015Interclubs Nord-Est Brassage NationalColmar, France12thLong Jump5.57m
2015Meeting Pokal der FreundschaftDiekirch, Luxembourg2nd100m10.75
2015Meeting Elite de MontgeronMontgeron, France4th100m Qualification10.92
2015Championnats Nationaux Interclubs N1APontoise, France1st100m10.66
2015Championnats Nationaux Interclubs N1APontoise, France3rd4 × 100 m41.90
2015Championnats Nationaux KFCReduit, Mauritius1st200m21.98
2015Championnats d'Afrique AustraleReduit, Mauritius6th100m Final10.67
2015Championnats d'Afrique AustraleReduit, Mauritius5th4 × 100 m42.58
2015Vital National ChampionshipsReduit, Mauritius1st100m Qualification10.58
2015Vital National ChampionshipsReduit, Mauritius1st100m Final10.51
2015Vital National ChampionshipsReduit, Mauritius2nd200m Qualification21.95
2015Vital National ChampionshipsReduit, Mauritius2nd200m Final21.44
2015Vital National ChampionshipsReduit, MauritiusDNF4 × 100 m DNF
2015Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienSt Paul, Reunion3rd100m Qualification11.44
2015Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienSt Paul, Reunion3rd100m Final10.67
2015Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienSt Paul, Reunion3rd200m Qualification21.84
2015Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienSt Paul, Reunion4th200m Final21.54
2015Jeux des Iles de L'ocean IndienSt Paul, Reunion1st4 × 100 m Final40.35
2015All-Africa Athletics GamesBrazzaville, Congo8th100m Heat10.73
2015All-Africa Athletics GamesBrazzaville, Congo3rd4 × 100 m Qualification40.02
2015All-Africa Athletics GamesBrazzaville, Congo6th4 × 100 m Final39.98

Notes and References

  1. News: Commonwealth Games Results . . 30 March 2006 . 12 December 2010 .
  2. Web site: 2006 African championships, 9-13 August, Mauritius . . 12 December 2010 .