Max Morinière Explained

Birth Date:16 February 1964

Max Morinière (born 16 February 1964 in Fort-de-France) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

Biography

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma and Gilles Quenehervé.

At the 1990 European Championships in Split the French team of Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the world record to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the Santa Monica Track Club from the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the Weltklasse Zurich meet.[1] With 10.09 seconds he is also a former French record holder in the 100 metres.

International competitions

Representing Martinique
1983Fort-de-France, Martiniquebgcolor=gold1st100 m10.36
Representing
1983Schwechat, Austria3rd100 m10.56
4th4 × 100 m relay40.04
1987Liévin, France19th (h)60 m6.81
Rome, Italy16th (qf)100 m10.39
1988Seoul, South Korea21st (qf)100 m10.37
3rd4 × 100 m relay38.40
1989Casablanca, Morocco3rd100 m10.29
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay38.75
Barcelona, Spain3rd4 × 100 m relay38.471
1990Split, Yugoslavia5th100 m10.15 w (+2.2 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay37.79
1991Tokyo, Japan18th (qf)100 m10.24
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay37.87
1992Barcelona, Spain14th (sf)100 m10.42
7th (sf)4 × 100 m relay39.02
1993Narbonne, Francebgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay38.96
Stuttgart, Germany29th (qf)100 m10.58
1Representing Europe

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/worldrecords/100rly_m.asp Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression