Sentence examples for french athlete from inspiring English sources

At this year's London Olympics, Estanguet became the first French athlete to win three Olympic titles in the same discipline.

Pérec hoped to take advantage if Freeman crumbled under the pressure, but instead it was the French athlete who cracked.

May 9 , 1968Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe Marie-José Pérec, (born May 9 , 1968 Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe) French athlete who was the first sprinter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 400-metre dash.

Meanwhile the French athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, who was stripped of his 3,000m steeplechase gold medal for taking his vest off and sticking it in his mouth, insisted he has no regrets despite his "immense sadness" at being disqualified.

The women's 400m in Sydney was billed as a straight contest between Freeman, who was 27 at the time, and French athlete Marie-Jose Perec, who beat her to the title at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

To spice things up a bit, the French athlete adds skis and a parachute.

About 20 former and current French athletes attended an unveiling of the badge.

The French athletes said they were not distracted by the South Korean fans.

Mr Hollande jokingly thanked Britain for "rolling out the red carpet" for French athletes to win medals - after joining the PM to watch his country play handball.

Since then French athletes have tumbled to seventh place and the Britons have risen to third, thanks in large part to the cyclists.

23] afternoon by capturing 12 out of 14 events and piling up 131.5 points to 82.5 of the Japanese team and 82 by a selection of French athletes.