Gilles Quénéhervé

Gilles Quénéhervé (born 17 May 1966) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Gilles Quénéhervé

Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	(1966-05-17) 17 May 1966 (age 59) Paris
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.17 s (Genève 1994) 200 m: 20.16 s (Rome 1987)
Medal record Representing  France Men's athletics Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4 × 100 m relay World Championships 1987 Rome 200 m

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 24 years until it was broken by Christophe Lemaitre at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu.^[1]

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

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	18th (h)	100 m	10.56 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.81
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	4th	200 m[2]	20.97
	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	4th	200 m[3]	20.83
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	200 m	20.16
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th	200 m	20.40
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.40
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	10th (sf)	200 m	21.00 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	41st (h)	200 m	20.93
			– (f)	4 × 100 m relay	DQ