Marie-José Pérec belongs to the record of athletics as a competitor whose results still define part of the sport.
The record lists Marie-José Pérec as French track and field sprinter.
Marie-José Pérec was born at Basse-Terre in 1968. Her recorded nationality is France.
By this period sport was fully international, televised and politicised, and an athlete's reach extended far past the field of play.
She represented Stade Français.
She competed at athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metres, athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metres and athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metres.
In sport the margin between the remembered and the forgotten is often a fraction of a second.
The honours record reads: Knight of the Legion of Honour (1996).
That the career was built from France matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
What survives is the record itself - times, placings and titles that later competitors still measure themselves against.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1996
- Represented Stade Français
- Competed at athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metres, athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 400 metres and athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's 200 metres
- Discipline: athletics
