- Bruno Marie-Rose
Bruno Marie-Rose (born
20 May 1965 inBordeaux ) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and200 metres .At the
1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul , he won a bronze medal in the4x100 metres relay with his team matesGilles Quénéhervé ,Daniel Sangouma andMax Morinière .At the 1990 European Championships in
Split the French team of Morinière, Sangouma,Jean-Charles Trouabal and 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 theWeltklasse Zurich meet. [ [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/worldrecords/100rly_m.asp Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression] - Sporting Heroes]Marie-Rose once held the world indoor record in the 200 metres, with 20.36 seconds from 1987. The current record holder is
Frankie Fredericks with 19.92 seconds, achieved in 1996. 20.36 s is still the French indoor record. With 6.56 seconds Marie-Rose is a former French indoor record holder in the60 metres .Achievements
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