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Christine Arron

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Christine Arron (born 13 September 1973) is a French former track and field sprinter, who competed internationally for France in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay. She is one of the fastest female 100 metres sprinters of all time with a time of 10.73 seconds set in 1998. At the time it made her the world's second-fastest female 100 metres sprinter of all time, and which as of October 2025 is still the European record. She set the record when winning at the 1998 European Championships, where she also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Christine Arron is the 2,172nd most popular athlete (up from 2,205th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Guadeloupe (up from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Guadeloupian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christine Arron ranks 2,172 out of 6,025Before her are Marshall Wayne, Kaarlo Maaninka, Vénuste Niyongabo, Tianna Bartoletta, Petar Petrov, and Viktor Rashchupkin. After her are Yves Delacour, Earl Young, Horace Ashenfelter, Tris Speaker, Louise Ritter, and Mihály Fülöp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Christine Arron ranks 360Before her are Candela Peña, Fabio Pecchia, Vénuste Niyongabo, Alessandro Cambalhota, Anders Fridén, and Scotty 2 Hotty. After her are Takashi Sorimachi, Sasha Roiz, Archil Arveladze, Eva Röse, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, and Anson Mount.

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In Guadeloupe

Among people born in Guadeloupe, Christine Arron ranks 11 out of 32Before her are Marius Trésor (1950), Jacques François Dugommier (1738), Jocelyn Angloma (1965), Marie-José Pérec (1968), Firmine Richard (1947), and Teddy Riner (1989). After her are Thomas Lemar (1995), Didier Dinart (1977), Laura Flessel-Colovic (1971), Nathalie Dechy (1979), Joëlle Ursull (1960), and Patricia Girard (1968).

Among ATHLETES In Guadeloupe

Among athletes born in Guadeloupe, Christine Arron ranks 2Before her are Marie-José Pérec (1968). After her are Patricia Girard (1968), Wilhem Belocian (1995), Coraline Vitalis (1995), Wu Qingfeng (null), Dennis Ombachi (1990), Emma Lunatti (1998), and Alexandre Cassin (1998).