Daniel René Claude Sangouma (born 7 February 1965 in

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) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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Biography

At the

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, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his teammates Bruno Marie-Rose, Gilles Quenehervé and Max Morinière. At the 1990 European Championships in

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the French team of Morinière, Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Marie-Rose improved the

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to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the

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from the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the Weltklasse Zurich meet.Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression
- Sporting Heroes With 10.02 seconds Sangouma is also a former French record holder in the 100 metres.

International competitions

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* 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Réunion French male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Olympic bronze medalists for France Athletes from Réunion World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for France Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub