Needy Guims (born 8 September 1974 in Chennevières) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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. At the 1998 European Championships he won a silver medal in

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with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz and Christophe Cheval.1998 European Championships, men's results
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, finishing sixth while Great Britain won the event. Guims competed in relay at the

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and

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as well. His personal best time was 10.20 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Bondoufle.

References

* 1974 births Living people French male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France European Athletics Championships medalists {{France-sprint-bio-stub