Christophe Lemaitre

Christophe Lemaitre
Lemaitre during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
Personal information
Born (1990-06-11) 11 June 1990 (age 34)
Annecy, France
Home townAix-les-Bains
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
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
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Daegu 200 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barcelona 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barcelona 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Barcelona 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Helsinki 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zürich 4×100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris 60 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bydgoszcz 200 m
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Novi Sad 100 m
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Split 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakech 4×100 m relay

Christophe Lemaitre[2] (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf ləmɛtʁ]; born 11 June 1990) is a former [1] French sprinter who specialised 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.

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

Due to injury and a negative reaction to his COVID-19 vaccination, Lemaitre did not compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Christophe Lemaitre at FFA". Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Lemaitre, enfant du paradis". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). Retrieved 2010-07-10. [...] Lemaitre sans accent circonflexe [...]
  3. ^ Your name (2010-07-29). "Lemaitre is fastest man in Europe – Emirates24|7". Emirates247.com. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  4. ^ Christophe Lemaitre profile Archived 2011-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 January 2011
  5. ^ 9"95 pour Jimmy Vicaut, troisième Tricolore sous les 10" sur 100m Eurosport.com (2013-7-13)
  6. ^ "The injury too much for Christophe Lemaître, who will not go to the Tokyo Olympics". News in 24 Sports English. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  7. ^ "Olympic doubt over Lemaitre". AFP. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.