Max Morinière is a retired French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

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Biography

At the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 in Seoul

Seoul

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, he won a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay with his team mates Bruno Marie-Rose

Bruno Marie-Rose

Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships...

, Daniel Sangouma

Daniel Sangouma

Daniel Sangouma is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Biography:...

 and Gilles Quenehervé

Gilles Quénéhervé

Gilles Quénéhervé is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Biography:At the 1987 World Championships in Rome he won the silver medal in a time of 20.16, which still stood as a French record for 21 years until it was broken by Christophe Lemaitre at the 2011 World...

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At the 1990 European Championships

1990 European Championships in Athletics

The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany ....

 in Split

Split (city)

Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...

 the French team of Morinière, Daniel Sangouma

Daniel Sangouma

Daniel Sangouma is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.-Biography:...

, Jean-Charles Trouabal

Jean-Charles Trouabal

Jean-Charles Trouabal is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.-Biography:At the 1990 European Championships in Split the French team of Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose improved the world record to 37.79 seconds...

 and Bruno Marie-Rose

Bruno Marie-Rose

Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships...

 improved the world record to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the Weltklasse Zurich

Weltklasse Zürich

Weltklasse Zürich is an annual track and field meeting at the Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the IAAF Diamond League. One of the first large-scale international athletics events , it is sometimes referred to as the one day...

 meet. With 10.09 seconds he is also a former French record holder in the 100 metres.

Achievements

Representing
1988	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...	Seoul, South Korea	3rd	4 x 100 m relay
1989	Jeux de la Francophonie Athletics at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie The results of the athletics competition at the first Jeux de la Francophonie, held in Morocco.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-References:*...	Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture... , Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...	3rd	100 m
1990	European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany ....	Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Yugoslavia	5th	100 m 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 100 metres These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 28 August 1990.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1988 Men's Olympic 100 metres...
			1st	4 x 100 m relay
1991	World Championships 1991 World Championships in Athletics The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	2nd	4 x 100 m relay