Max Morinière

Max Morinière

Personal information
Born	16 February 1964
Medal record Men’s Athletics Competitor for  France Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4x100 m relay World Championships 1991 Tokyo 4x100 m relay European Championships 1990 Split 4 x 100 m relay Competitor for  Martinique CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1983 Fort-de-France 100m

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 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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.40
1989	Jeux de la Francophonie	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	100 m	10.29
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	100 m	10.15 w (wind: +2.2m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.79
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	37.87

References

• Max Morinière profile at IAAF

1. Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression - Sporting Heroes