# Bruno Marie-Rose

Bruno Marie-Rose (born 20 May 1965 in Bordeaux) is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships. He also set a world indoor record for 200 metres in 1987 with a time of 20.36 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships. He earned a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games as a member of French 4 × 100 m relay teams.

## Biography

In 1987, Marie-Rose set a world indoor record of 20.36 seconds in the 200 m to win the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in Liévin. (The time was subsequently bettered, however it remains the French national indoor record.) Marie-Rose also won the 200 m silver medal at the 1987 World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Marie-Rose won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with his teammates Gilles Quénéhervé, Daniel Sangouma and Max Morinière. Marie-Rose also reached the final of the 200 m at the games, finishing in eighth place.
At the 1990 European Championships in Split, the French 4 × 100 m relay team of Morinière, Sangouma, Jean-Charles Trouabal and Marie-Rose set a world record of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal. (The record was bettered the following year by the Santa Monica Track Club from the United States.) Marie-Rose also reached the final of the 100 metres at the championships, where he finished fourth.
At the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Marie-Rose was a member of the French team which won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Marie-Rose is a former French indoor record holder over 60 metres with a time of 6.56 seconds.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing France ||||||
| 1983 | European Junior Championships | Schwechat, Austria | 2nd (sf) | 100 m | 10.44$^1$ |
| 1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th | 60 m | 6.73 |
| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 5th | 60 m | 6.73 |
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 12th (h) | 60 m | 6.76 |
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 12th (sf) | 100 m | 10.50 |
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 2nd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.64$^1$ |
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 60 m | 6.65 |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | 100 m | 10.21 (-0.1 m/s) |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.97 (0.0 m/s) |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.81 |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 6th (sf) | 60 m | 6.60 |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 1st | 200 m | 20.36 (WR) |
| 1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 2nd | 200 m | 20.89 |
| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 3rd | 100 m | 10.25 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 31st (qf) | 200 m | 26.25 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | 200 m | 20.58 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.40 |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 14th (sf) | 60 m | 6.78 |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 3rd | 200 m | 21.14 |
| 1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 2nd | 100 m | 10.18 |
| 1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 2nd | 200 m | 20.58 |
| 1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.75 |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 60 m | 6.66 |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 200 m | 21.28 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | 100 m | 10.10 w (+2.2 m/s) |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 19th (h) | 200 m | 21.46 w (+2.4 m/s) |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.79 (WR) |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.87 |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Bondoufle, France | 5th (sf) | 200 m | 21.14 |
$^1$Did not finish in the final