Valérie Jean-Charles (born 27 January 1969 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

) is a French

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete, who specialises in the

200 meters The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. Jean-Charles competed in the women's 200 m at the

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French female sprinters Olympic athletes for France Athletes from Paris Living people 1969 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century French sportswomen French Athletics Championships winners {{France-sprint-bio-stub