French sprinter
Antoine Richard
Antoine Richard in 1985
Born 8 September 1960 (1960-09-08 ) (age 63)Fontainebleau , France Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Club Club Sportive Fontainebleau
Antoine Richard (born 8 September 1960) is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985.
He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well.
He competed for France at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow , Soviet Union where he ran in the 100 metres where he reached the Quarter final, but he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Pascal Barré , Patrick Barré and Hermann Panzo .
In 1983 he was 3rd place in the European cup 100metres in London. In 1985 he was European 60 metre silver medalist behind Mike McFarlane of the U.K.
International competitions [ edit ]
Representing France
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
1979
European Junior Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
6th
100 m
10.55
6th
4 × 100 m relay
40.79
Mediterranean Games
Split, Yugoslavia
4th
100 m
10.70
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
39.98
1980
Olympic Games
Moscow, Soviet Union
23rd (qf)
100 m
10.45
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
38.53
1981
European Indoor Championships
Grenoble, France
4th
50 m
5.78
1982
European Indoor Championships
Milan, Italy
11th (sf)
60 m
6.73
European Championships
Athens, Greece
26th (h)
100 m
10.66
7th
4 × 100 m relay
39.22
1983
European Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
4th
60 m
6.66
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
15th (qf)
100 m
10.44
8th
4 × 100 m relay
38.98
Mediterranean Games
Casablanca, Morocco
2nd
100 m
10.26
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
39.54
1984
European Indoor Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
4th
60 m
6.70
Olympic Games
Los Angeles, United States
19th (qf)
100 m
10.53
6th
4 × 100 m relay
39.10
1985
World Indoor Games
Paris, France
10th (sf)
60 m
6.78
European Indoor Championships
Piraeus, Greece
2nd
60 m
6.63
1986
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
5th (sf)
60 m
6.64
European Championships
Stuttgart, West Germany
8th
100 m
10.34
4th
4 × 100 m relay
38.81
1987
European Indoor Championships
Liévin, France
6th
60 m
6.63
World Indoor Championships
Indianapolis, United States
9th (sf)
60 m
6.69
1990
European Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
15th (h)
60 m
6.78
1991
Mediterranean Games
Athens, Greece
7th
100 m
10.57
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
39.99
References [ edit ]