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Christophe Lemaitre

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Christophe Lemaitre (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf ləmɛtʁ]; born 11 June 1990) is a former French 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Christophe Lemaitre is the 2,906th most popular athlete (down from 2,470th in 2024), the 5,588th most popular biography from France (down from 5,423rd in 2019) and the 133rd most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christophe Lemaitre ranks 2,906 out of 6,025. Before him are Frank Luck, Fatuma Roba, Vladimer Aptsiauri, Butch Johnson, Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, and Al Joyner. After him are Bernd Eichwurzel, Violeta Szekely, Diana Paliiska, Ekaterina Dafovska, Dorothy Hyman, and Ali Saïdi-Sief.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Christophe Lemaitre ranks 277. Before him are Sebastian Rode, Laxmi Agarwal, Gianluca Lapadula, Jenia Grebennikov, Dan Evans, and Lucas Till. After him are Wendie Renard, Kostas Sloukas, Romarinho, Roy Smith, Shoya Tomizawa, and Luis Advíncula.

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In France

Among people born in France, Christophe Lemaitre ranks 5,588 out of 6,770. Before him are Franck Gastambide (1978), Étienne Capoue (1988), Franck Piccard (1965), Mélissa Theuriau (1978), Valérien Ismaël (1975), and Sylvain Chavanel (1979). After him are Alexis Jenni (1963), Francis Gillot (1960), Aïssa Mandi (1991), Julien Absalon (1980), Fabien Roussel (1969), and Aurélie Filippetti (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Christophe Lemaitre ranks 133. Before him are Olivier Lenglet (1960), Antoine Richard (1960), Philippe Omnès (1960), Sophie Moressée-Pichot (1962), Anne Briand (1968), and Charlotte and Laura Tremble (1999). After him are Patrick Groc (1960), Quentin Fillon Maillet (1992), Sandrine Bailly (1979), Tony Estanguet (1978), Mélina Robert-Michon (1979), and Jean-Christophe Rolland (1968).

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