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French sprinter (born 1968)

Marie-José Pérec (French:[maʁiʒozepeʁɛk]^ⓘ; born 9 May 1968)^[3] is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist.^[4] She was born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe and moved to Paris when she was 16 years old.^[5]

Athletics career

Pérec first represented France in the 200 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul,^[5] reaching the quarter-finals.^[6] She won the 400 metres world title at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo^[7] and repeated the feat at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg.^[8] She won her first Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[2][5]

She entered the 200 metres and 400 metres events at the 1996 Atlanta Games and won both,^[2] achievin