Stéphane Caristan (born 31 May 1964) is a retired hurdler from

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, who set the world's best year performance in 1986. He did so by winning the men's

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final at the European Championships in Stuttgart, clocking 13.20, which was also his personal best. He competed in three consecutive

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for his native country, starting in 1984. Caristan later became the coach of French sprinter Christine Arron.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor *

– 13.20 (+2.0 m/s, Stuttgart 1986) *

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– 48.86 (Barcelona 1992) Indoor *

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– 7.50 (Liévin 1987)

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1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Créteil Athletes from Val-de-Marne French male hurdlers 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 for France Athletics (track and field) coaches European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists French Athletics Championships winners 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-hurdles-bio-stub