Lina Jacques-Sébastien Explained

Lina Jacques-Sébastien (born 10 April 1985 in Créteil, France) is a French sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

Biography

She finished sixth in the 100 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.^[1] She won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2005 European U23 Championships,^[2] and in the 200 metres at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.^[3] She competed at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

In the 4 × 100 metres relay she finished fourth at the 2005 World Championships.^[4] She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games together with Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Myriam Soumaré and Carima Louami, but in their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated due to a mistake with the baton exchange. Jacques-Sebastien later won a silver medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Her personal best times are 7.35 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in February 2008 in Bordeaux; 11.30 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Sotteville-lès-Rouen; and 22.59 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona.

Achievements

Representing
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	11th (h)	100 m	11.91
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.60
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	6th	100m	11.58 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.68
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	5th (sf)	200 m	23.49
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	bgcolor=silver	2nd	200 m	23.75
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.75
	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100m	11.46 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			6th	200m	23.91 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.22
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.85
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	12th (sf)	100 m	11.98
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	18th (h)	60 m	7.43
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	6th	200 m	24.80
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	45.19
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	200 m	22.59
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.45
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	5th	4 × 100 m relay	42.70

External links

• Interesting referencement articles about Lina JS

Notes and References

1. Web site: 4x100 Metres Relay – W – Final. 18 July 2004. IAAF. 12 March 2010.
2. Web site: European Under 23 Championships and Cup. GBR Athletics. 16 March 2010.
3. Web site: Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. 16 March 2010.
4. Web site: Women 4x100m Relay World Championship 2005 Helsinki (FIN). Todor Krastev. 16 March 2010.