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Christophe Lemaitre is a French male sprinter and athletics competitor. He represents France in international competition and resides in Aix-les-Bains. Lemaitre speaks French and was educated at Savoy Mont Blanc University. His athletic career includes participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics men's 200 metres, as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics men's 100 metres and men's 200 metres. He also competed in the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships men's 60 metres.
Lemaitre has won the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships. At the 2010 European Athletics Championships, he secured victories in the men's 100 metres, men's 200 metres, and men's 4 x 100 metres relay. His primary sports disciplines are the 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, and 50 metres. He is a member of the France Athletics team.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1990-06-11 ) 11 June 1990 (age 35) , Annecy , France
- Home town
- Aix-les-Bains
- Height
- 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 82 kg (181 lb)
- Country
- France
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- 100 metres , 200 m
- Club
- Athlétique Sport Aixois
- Personal bests
- 100 m : 9.92 ( Albi 2011), 200 m : 19.80 National record</span>"}]]}'>NR ( Daegu 2011)
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Team
- France Athletics
- Position
- Sprinter
- Nationality
- France
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- Savoy Mont Blanc University
- Languages spoken
- French
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- France
- Mass
- 74
- Image
- Christophe Lemaitre Barcelone 2010.jpg
- Height
- 190
- Residence
- Aix-les-Bains
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- Commons category
- Christophe Lemaitre
- date of birth
- 1990-06-11
- competition won
- 2015 European Team Championships
- sports discipline competed in
- 60 metres
- name in native language
- Christophe Lemaitre
- social media followers
- 70707
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Encyclopedic overview
Christophe Lemaitre ( French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf ləmɛtʁ]; born 11 June 1990) is a French former sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. In 2010, Lemaitre became the first white athlete to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed 100 m event. Lemaitre has run a sub-10 second 100 m on seven occasions: three times in 2010 and four times in 2011. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2012 London Olympic Games and in the 200 metres at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
At the age of 20, Lemaitre won the 100 m, 200 m and the 4 × 100 m relay titles at the 2010 European Championships, the first French sprinter ever to achieve that triple. He was the fastest European 100 m and 200 m sprinter in 2010. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2011 World Championships. As of August 2013, Lemaitre was one of the three Frenchmen (the other two are Ronald Pognon and Jimmy Vicaut) to have broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres outdoor.
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