Max Morinière

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Max Morinière (born 16 February 1964 in Fort-de-France) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

Biography

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose, Daniel Sangouma and Gilles Quenehervé.

At the 1990 European Championships in Split the French team of Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles 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 Weltklasse Zurich meet.[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/worldrecords/100rly_m.asp Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression] - Sporting Heroes With 10.09 seconds he is also a former French record holder in the 100 metres.

International competitions

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1983 \|CARIFTA Games \|Fort-de-France, Martinique \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|100 m \|10.36
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rowspan=2\|1983 \|rowspan=2\|European Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Schwechat, Austria \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|100 m \|10.56
4th \|4 × 100 m relay \|40.04
rowspan=2\|1987 \|European Indoor Championships \|Liévin, France \|19th (h) \|60 m \|6.81
World Championships \|Rome, Italy \|16th (qf) \|100 m \|10.39
rowspan=2\|1988 \|rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Seoul, South Korea \|21st (qf) \|100 m \|10.37
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.40
rowspan=3\|1989 \|rowspan=2\|Jeux de la Francophonie \|rowspan=2\|Casablanca, Morocco \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|100 m \|10.29
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.75
World Cup \|Barcelona, Spain \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.47¹
rowspan=2\|1990 \|rowspan=2\|European Championships \|rowspan=2\|Split, Yugoslavia \|5th \|100 m \|10.15 w (+2.2 m/s)
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|37.79
rowspan=2\|1991 \|rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Tokyo, Japan \|18th (qf) \|100 m \|10.24
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|37.87
rowspan=2\|1992 \|rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Barcelona, Spain \|14th (sf) \|100 m \|10.42
7th (sf) \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.02
rowspan=2\|1993 \|Mediterranean Games \|Narbonne, France \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.96
World Championships \|Stuttgart, Germany \|29th (qf) \|100 m \|10.58

colspan="6"|Representing {{flag|Martinique|local}}

1983

|CARIFTA Games

|Fort-de-France, Martinique

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m

|10.36

colspan="6"|Representing {{FRA}}

rowspan=2|1983

|rowspan=2|European Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Schwechat, Austria

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd