Christophe Lemaitre

Christophe Lemaitre (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf ləmɛtʁ]; born 11 June 1990) is a French sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. In 2010, Lemaitre became the first white athlete to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed 100 m event. Lemaitre has run a sub-10 second 100m on seven occasions: three times in 2010 and four times in 2011. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2012 London Olympic Games and in the 200 metres at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

Christophe Lemaitre
Lemaitre during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
Personal information
Born (1990-06-11) 11 June 1990
Annecy, France
Home townAix-les-Bains
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres, 200 m
ClubAthlétique Sport Aixois
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100 m: 9.92 (Albi 2011)
200 m: 19.80 NR (Daegu 2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2012 London 4×100 m relay
2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m
World Championships
2011 Daegu4×100 m relay
2011 Daegu200 m
European Championships
2010 Barcelona100 m
2010 Barcelona200 m
2010 Barcelona4×100 m relay
2012 Helsinki100 m
2014 Zürich100 m
2014 Zürich200 m
2012 Helsinki4×100 m relay
2014 Zürich4×100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
2011 Paris60 m
World Junior Championships
2008 Bydgoszcz200 m
European Junior Championships
2009 Novi Sad100 m
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
2010 Split100 m
2014 Marrakech4×100 m relay

At the age of 20, Lemaitre won the 100 m, 200 m and the 4×100 m relay titles at the 2010 European Championships, the first French sprinter ever to achieve that triple. He was the fastest European 100 m and 200 m sprinter in 2010. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2011 World Championships. As of August 2013, Lemaitre was one of the three Frenchmen (the other two are Ronald Pognon and Jimmy Vicaut) to have broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres outdoor.

Due to injury and a negative reaction to his COVID-19 vaccination, Lemaitre did not compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

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