Bruno Marie-Rose (born 20 May 1965) is a French retired sprinter. He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 × 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships. He also set a world indoor record for 200 metres in 1987 with a time of 20.36 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships. He earned a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games as a member of the 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 Liévin. (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 Indianapolis.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Marie-Rose won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with his teammates Gilles Quénéhervé, Daniel Sangouma and Max Morinière. Marie-Rose also reached the final of the 200 m at the games, finishing in eighth place.
At the 1990 European Championships in Split, the French 4 × 100 m relay team of Morinière, Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Marie-Rose set a world record of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal. (The record was bettered the following year by the Santa Monica Track Club from the United States.)Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression - Sporting Heroes Marie-Rose also reached the final of the 100 metres at the championships, where he finished fourth.
At the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, 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 60 metres with a time of 6.56 seconds.
International competitions Representing 1983European Junior ChampionshipsSchwechat, Austria2nd (sf)100 m10.4411984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th60 m6.731985World Indoor GamesParis, France5th60 m6.73European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece12th (h)60 m6.76UniversiadeKobe, Japan12th (sf)100 m10.502nd (h)4 × 100 m relay39.6411986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 3rd60 m6.65European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany3rd100 m10.21 (-0.1 m/s)13th (sf)200 m20.97 (0.0 m/s)4th4 × 100 m relay38.811987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France6th (sf)60 m6.60 1st200 m20.36 (WR)World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States 2nd200 m20.89UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia 3rd100 m10.25World ChampionshipsRome, Italy31st (qf)200 m26.251988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea8th200 m20.58 3rd4 × 100 m relay38.401989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands14th (sf)60 m6.78 3rd200 m21.14Jeux de la FrancophonieCasablanca, Morocco 2nd100 m10.18 2nd200 m20.58 1st4 × 100 m relay38.751990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom5th60 m6.66 3rd200 m21.28European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia4th100 m10.10 w (+2.2 m/s)19th (h)200 m21.46 w (+2.4 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay37.79 (WR)1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 2nd4 × 100 m relay37.871994Jeux de la FrancophonieBondoufle, France5th (sf)200 m21.14 1Did not finish in the final
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