Max Morinière

Max Morinière (born February 16, 1964 in Fort-de-France , Martinique ) is a former French athlete and Olympian. With a height of 1.83 m, his competition weight was 78 kg.

Max Morinière took part in the 1988 Olympic Games . In the 100-meter run , he was eliminated in the second lap. The French 4 x 100 meter relay won bronze with the cast of Bruno Marie-Rose , Daniel Sangouma , Gilles Quenéhervé and Max Morinière in 38.40 seconds behind the Soviet Union and Great Britain.

At the European Championships in Split in 1990 , Morinière finished fifth in the 100-meter run. Only sprinters from Great Britain and France were placed in the first six places, which meant an exciting race in the relay. The final on September 1, 1990 lived up to expectations. The British ran 37.98 s, but that was only enough for silver, because the French season with the line-up Max Morinière, Daniel Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Bruno Marie-Rose ran a world record with 37.79 s. For the first time since the Jamaica season held the world record for a day in 1968, the world record was not owned by the season from the United States. In the same year, the four sprinters were voted France's Sportsman of the Year (“ Champion des champions ”) by the sports newspaper L'Équipe .

On August 7, 1991 at the Weltklasse Zürich meeting , the US relay improved the world record to 37.67 s, the French relay was well behind with 38.39 s, although they had the same line-up as in Split. At the 1991 World Championships , three Americans won the three medals in the 100-meter run. Morinière was eliminated in the second round. In the season finale, the US sprinters improved their world record to 37.50 s, Morinière, Sangouma, Trouabal and Marie-Rose won silver with 37.87 s, ahead of the British.

At the 1992 Olympics , the French relay team with Morinière was eliminated in the semifinals.

Top performances

• 100 m: 10.09 s 1987
• 200 m: 20.82 s