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Christophe Lemaitre

May 27, 2010
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Oops sorry wrong forum. Can the moderators help me to move it to the correct general forum.
 
Sep 1, 2010
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Well I had to run a search so no not for me, perhaps you could fill me in, did he win something or just run really fast for a white guy?_?
 
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Le breton said:
Yes, but remember that Mennea did his 19.72 at 2250 meters.
His best sea-level time seems to be 19.96s.

OTOH, tracks improved, even shoes got lighter... but true Lemaitre might be the best ever 200 m sprinter in europe.