Carlette Denise Guidry-Falkquay (formerly Guidry-White, née Guidry; born September 4, 1968) is an American former sprinter who won gold medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Her individual results include winning the 100 metres title at the 1990 Goodwill Games and a bronze medal in the 60 metres at the 1995 World Indoor Championships.
Career Born Carlette D. Guidry in Houston, Texas in 1968, she finished eighth in the 100 metres final at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, before going on to win Olympic relay gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where she also finished fifth in the 200 metres final. She won a bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships., and also finished fourth in the World Championships 100 metres final that year. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won a second Olympic relay gold (she ran in the heats but not the final) and finished eighth in the 200 metres final.
At the collegiate level, Guidry competed for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin between 1987 and 1991. She collected a total of twelve NCAA titles, and was named Southwest Conference Athlete of the Decade in indoor track and outdoor track and field for the 1980s. She was also honored as Indoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Student-Athletes in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of NCAA Women's Championships.
While at University of Texas, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field competitor in 1991. She was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.
International competitions Representing 1986Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWinter Park, United States1st100 m23.731stLong jump6.42 m1st4 × 100 m44.62World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th200 m23.467thLong jump6.13 m1st4 × 100 m43.781990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States1st100 m11.031st4 × 100 m42.461991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th100 m11.52heats4 × 100 mDNF1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain5th200 m22.301st4 × 100 m42.111995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain3rd60 m7.11World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th100 m11.0711th (sf)200 m22.911st4 × 100 m42.121996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States8th200 m22.611st4 × 100 m42.49 (heats)1998World CupJohannesburg, South Africa1st4 × 100 m42.00 (sf) = Indicates overall position in semifinals
Personal bests 100 metres – 10.94 (1991) 200 metres – 22.14 (1996) 400 metres – 51.53 (1994)
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