Antoine Richard
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Antoine Richard is a former athlete from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 Occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985.

He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well.

He competed for France at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

 held in Moscow
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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 where he ran in the 100 metres where he reached the Quarter final, but he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Pascal Barré
Pascal Barré
Pascal Barré is a former track and field athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the European Junior championships in 1977. He was French 200 metre champion on 3 occasions, and twice indoor 200 metre champion...

, Patrick Barré
Patrick Barré
Patrick Barré is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in the 4 x 100 metre relay, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Antoine Richard, Pascal Barré and Hermann...

 and Hermann Panzo
Hermann Panzo
Hermann Panzo was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion....

.

In 1983 he was 3rd place in the European cup 100metres in London.
1985 he was European 60 metre silver medalist behind Mike Mcfarlane of the U.K.
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