Christophe Lemaitre

Christophe Lemaitre will always have a special place in sprinting history for one reason that no one can ever take away: in 2010, he became the first white athlete to officially break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, which was one of those moments that genuinely made the athletics world stop and pay attention. Standing 190 cm tall, the lanky kid from Annecy didn't exactly fit the archetype people imagined when they thought of elite sprinters, and that made it even more compelling. He went sub-10 seven times across 2010 and 2011, won a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 200m, and earned France's National Order of Merit. He's proof that the track doesn't care about the narrative you bring to it — it just cares how fast you run.

Name (English)

Christophe Lemaitre

Name (Japanese)

クリストフ・ルメートル

Reading

くりすとふ・るめーとる

Born

June 11, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France

Height

190 cm

Occupation

sprinter / athletics competitor

University

Savoy Mont Blanc University

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Knight of the National Order of Merit
• 2010 Champion des champions français de L'Équipe

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/christophe_lemaitre_officiel/
• Xhttps://x.com/lemaitreathle
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Haute-Savoie
• sprinter
• athletics competitor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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