Marie jose perec biography of michael
DOUBLE DOUBLE // Memo to Michael Johnson: Ms. Perec was there first
The only person to beat Michael Johnson at these Olympics is Marie-Jose Perec.
Fifteen minutes before Michael Johnson pulled off his historic double Thursday night, winning the 400 and 200 meters at the same Olympics, the Frenchwoman nicknamed "The Gazelle" already had accomplished the feat.
With a great finishing kick, the long-legged Perec won the women's 200 in 22.12 seconds, beating out Jamaica's Merlene Ottey, who picked up her second silver of the games.
"I bet on my finish because I know I'm very strong at the end," Perec said. "At the beginning I was far behind, but I was not afraid. The race was really won in the last 10 meters. It's the last 10 meters that make the difference, not before."
Perec was only the second woman to win the 200 and 400 at the same Olympics, but her accomplishment was more impressive because the world's top runners all were in Atlanta. When Valerie Brisco-Hooks accomplished the double at Los Angeles in 1984, two of her chief rivals did not participate because of the Soviet-led boycott.
Ottey led by a couple of feet coming off the turn while Perec bunched together with four other runners. But Perec, her beautiful strides never wavering while the others began to struggle, overtook Ottey in the final 20 meters and won by at least 5 feet.
Ottey was second in 22.24 seconds, while Mary Onyali of Nigeria took the bronze in 22.38.
"Everyone was thinking it was finished for me," Perec said, "except for myself."
Monday night, Perec won her second straight Olympic gold in the 400, setting an Olympic record of 48.25 _ the world's fastest time in 10 years.
Perec has been as dominating on the women's side as Johnson has been among the men _ especially in the 400. She took gold at the 1991 and 1995 world championships in addition to the 1992 Olympic title.
In 1993, Perec skipped the 400 at a major meet in order to run the 200. She finished fourth and decid
We are role models. we tell them our story: Marie-Jose Perec
Marie-Jose Perec, standing at just under 6 feet (and famous stride covering 8.2 feet), was a sight over 400m at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, winning gold with ease. She was 24 then, and repeated the feat along with winning the 200 metre gold in 1996 in Atlanta, the feats enough to mark her as one of the greatest women sprinters of all time.
Cut to Sydney 2000, and the much-anticipated showdown with Cathy Freeman didn't happen as Perec dropped out citing threats from the Freeman camp. Following that, there were reports that Perec was suffering from paranoia and poor health, and she withdrew from the public gaze. She is back now, though, and apart from being part of Champions for Peace, was in Bengaluru as ambassador for Sunday's TCS World 10K run. Perec spoke to Shamya Dasgupta about her own career, dealing with her demons, being a role model for aspiring athletes and more.
Let's start with you being in Bengaluru.What exactly is it you hope to achieve with the aspiring athletes?
I am here to talk to them. We are role models. We tell them our story. Sometimes, you are there, you are waiting for something, you want to get involved in sport, but you just need a little help. People think that we tell the kids something special. But mostly we are saying the same things the coaches say. But because we are icons, things happen. That's how it was for me. Just a little help, and that's it.
What exactly do you talk to them about?
The way I started, what I did... ask them how they are doing things, whether they are doing things the right way, whether they are missing something...
Do you also tell them that it's okay to not be No 1?
Of course it is all right to not be No 1. For me, what is interesting is that you start from point A and get to another point. It's the journey you take.
Marie-José Pérec
French sprinter (born 1968)
Marie-José Pérec (French:[maʁiʒozepeʁɛk]; born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe and moved to Paris when she was 16 years old.
Athletics career
Pérec first represented France in the 200 metres event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, reaching the quarter-finals. She won the 400 metres world title at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and repeated the feat at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. She won her first Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
She entered the 200 metres and 400 metres events at the 1996 Atlanta Games and won both, achieving the second-ever Olympic 200 metres/400 metres gold medal double, after Valerie Brisco-Hooks in Los Angeles 1984. Pérec won the 400 metres title in an Olympic record time of 48.25 seconds, which ranked her as the third-fastest woman of all time. It took another 23 years before Salwa Eid Naser, in October 2019, surpassed her mark to demote Pérec to fourth in the list of world's fastest-ever female 400-metre sprinters.
In addition to her Olympic and World titles, Pérec won the 400 metres title and was part of the gold medal-winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. The two 1996 Olympic golds were Pérec's last international titles. In 1997, she shifted to the 200 metres but withdrew at the semi-finals stage in the World Championships that year after sustaining a thigh muscle injury while warming up. Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) be retired French track den field sprinter wey specialised insyd de 200 den 400 metres wey she be three-time Olympic gold medalist. Na dem born am insyd de French overseas department of Guadeloupe wey she move go Paris wen na she be 16 years old. Pérec first represent France insyd de 200 metres event for de 1988 Summer Olympics insyd Seoul, wey she reach de quarter-finals. She win de 400 metres world title for de 1991 World Championships insyd Tokyo wey she repeat de feat for de 1995 World Championships insyd Gothenburg. She win ein first Olympic gold medal insyd de 400 metres event for de 1992 Summer Olympics insyd Barcelona.[7&
Marie-José Pérec
Ein sex anaa gender female Country wey e be citizen France Name in native language Marie-José Pérec Name wey dem give am Marie-José, Juliana Family name Pérec Nickname la gazelle Ein date of birth 9 May 1968 Place dem born am Basse-Terre Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign French Ein occupation sprinter, athletics competitor Educate for ESSEC Business School, INSEP Student of Jacques Piasenta Work period (start) 1984 Work period (end) 2004 Member give sports team Stade Français Sport athletics Sports discipline competed in sprinting Participant insyd athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metres, athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metres, athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metres Head coach Fernand Urtebise Award e receive L'Équipe Champion of Champions, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour Athletics career
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