Gilles Quénéhervé (born 17 May 1966) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

At the 1987 World Championships in

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he won the silver medal in a time of 20.16, which still stood as a French record for 24 years until it was broken by Christophe Lemaitre at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu.French athletics records
At the

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, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his teammates Bruno Marie-Rose,

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.

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* 1966 births Living people 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 Paris World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub