Bruno Marie-Rose (born 20 May 1965 in

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) is a retired sprinter from

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. He was a member of the French team which set a

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in the

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in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the

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. He also set a

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for

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in 1987 with a time of 20.36 seconds to win the gold medal at the

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. He earned a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships and a bronze medal at the

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as a member of French 4 × 100 m relay teams.

Biography

In 1987, Marie-Rose set a world indoor record of 20.36 seconds in the 200 m to win the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in

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. (The time was subsequently bettered, however it remains the French national indoor record.) Marie-Rose also won the 200 m silver medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships in

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. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in

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, Marie-Rose won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with his teammates Gilles Quénéhervé,

Daniel Sangouma Daniel René Claude Sangouma (born 7 February 1965 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. Biography At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres rela ...

and

Max Morinière 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 also reached the final of the 200 m at the games, finishing in eighth place. At the 1990 European Championships in

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, the French 4 × 100 m relay team of Morinière, Sangouma,

Jean-Charles Trouabal Jean-Charles Trouabal (born 20 May 1965 in Paris) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split the French team of Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Trouabal and Bruno M ...

and Marie-Rose set a

of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal. (The record was bettered the following year by the

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from the

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.)Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression
- Sporting Heroes Marie-Rose also reached the final of the

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at the championships, where he finished fourth. At the 1991 World Championships in

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, Marie-Rose was a member of the French team which won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Marie-Rose is a former French indoor record holder over

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with a time of 6.56 seconds.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marie-Rose, Bruno 1965 births Living people French male sprinters French people of Martiniquais descent Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics 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 Sportspeople from Bordeaux World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Universiade bronze medalists for France World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade