Christophe Lemaitre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Christophe Lemaitre

French athlete

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1990

Place of Birth: Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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Christophe Lemaitre (French pronunciation: ?[k?ist?f l?m?t?]; born 11 June 1990) is a French sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.
In 2010, Lemaitre became the first white athlete to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed 100 m event.
He remained the only one to achieve the feat until joined by Ramil Guliyev and Filippo Tortu.
Lemaitre has run a sub-10 second 100m on seven occasions: three times in 2010 and four times in 2011.
He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2012 London Olympic Games and in the 200 metres at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. At the age of 20, Lemaitre won the 100 m, 200 m and the 4×100 m relay titles at the 2010 European Championships, the first French sprinter ever to achieve that triple.
He was the fastest European 100 m and 200 m sprinter in 2010.
He won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 2011 World Championships.
As of August 2013, Lemaitre was one of the three Frenchmen (the other two are Ronald Pognon and Jimmy Vicaut) to have broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres outdoor.