Sarah Richard (born 2 April 1998) is a French sprinter. She was French national champion in the 200 metres in 2019. She won silver with the French 4x100 metres relay team at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]

Sarah Richard
Personal information
Birth nameSarah Richard-Mingas
NationalityFrench
Born (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.35 (Montgeron, 2024)
200m: 23.22 (Chateauroux, 2019)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rome 4x100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gävle 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gävle 4x100 m relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Grosseto 4x100 m relay

Career

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She was a silver medalist in the 4x100m relay at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto in July 2017.[2] She won French junior titles in 2018 in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres.[3]

She was a bronze medalist in the 200 metres at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Gävle. At the same event, she won a silver medal in the 4x100m relay.[4] She became French national champion in the 200 metres in 2019 in St Etienne.[5]

In May 2024, she set a new personal best for the 100 metres, running 11.35 seconds in Montgeron.[6] She won silver with the French 4x100n relay team at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[7]

Personal life

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She is from Goussainville, Val-d'Oise.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sarah Richard". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Val d'Oise. The sprinter from Goussainville, Sarah Richard Mingas achieves the double at the French junior championships". actu.fr. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Upper European Championships: Estelle Raffai in silver, Sarah Richard Mingas in bronze over 200 meters". L'Équipe. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Val d'Oise. Rain of medals at the French Athletics Championships". actu.fr. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ "The summary of a crazy weekend for the French". dicodsport.fr. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  7. ^ "European Athletics Championships". 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Athletics: the next generation of the Valdois sprint". actu.fr. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2024.