Jean-Charles Trouabal (born 20 May 1965) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
At the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split the French team of Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the world record to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the Santa Monica Track Club from the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the 1991 Weltklasse Zurich meet.Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression - Sporting Heroes
He was born on the same day (20 May 1965) as his teammate Bruno Marie-Rose.
International competitions Representing 1987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia2nd4 × 100 m relay39.42Mediterranean GamesLatakia, Syria 3rd200 m20.88 w1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9th (sf)200 m21.31Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea25th (qf)100 m10.411989Jeux de la FrancophonieCasablanca, Morocco3rd200 m20.711st4 × 100 m relay38.75UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany4th200 m20.68 (w)3rd4 × 100 m relay39.671990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 2nd200 m20.31 (0.0 m/s) 1st4 × 100 m relay37.79 (WR)1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6th200 m20.58 2nd4 × 100 m relay37.871992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain –200 mDNF1993Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, France 2nd100 m10.24 1st4 × 100 m relay38.96World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 6th200 m20.207th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.9411994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5th200 m20.70 (-0.1 m/s) 1st4 × 100 m relay38.57World CupLondon, United Kingdom5th4 × 100 m relay39.461995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden10th (sf)200 m20.586th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.822 1Disqualified in the semifinals 2Did not finish in the semifinals
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