Daniel René Claude Sangouma (born 7 February 1965 in Saint-Denis, Réunion) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.
Biography At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay with his teammates Bruno Marie-Rose, Gilles Quenehervé and Max Morinière.
At the 1990 European Championships in Split the French team of Morinière, Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Marie-Rose improved the world record to 37.79 seconds. The record stood less than one year, as the Santa Monica Track Club from the United States team ran in 37.67 seconds at the Weltklasse Zurich meet.Men's 4 x 100m. Relay. World Record Progression - Sporting Heroes With 10.02 seconds Sangouma is also a former French record holder in the 100 metres.
International competitions Representing 1985World Indoor GamesParis, France4th200 m21.36European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece4th200 m21.131986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain4th200 m21.781988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6th200 m21.57Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 3rd4 × 100 m relay38.401989World CupBarcelona, Spain 3rd100 m10.17Jeux de la FrancophonieCasablanca, Morocco 1st100 m10.17 1st200 m20.20 1st4 × 100 m relay38.751990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 2nd100 m10.04 w (+2.2 m/s) 1st4 × 100 m relay37.79 (WR)1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 2nd4 × 100 m relay37.871992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy 5th60 m6.64 2nd200 m20.641993Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, France 3rd100 m10.35 1st200 m20.76 1st4 × 100 m relay38.961994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France 5th60 m6.65 1st200 m20.68European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11th (sf)200 m20.98 (+0.5 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay38.57
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