Christine Arron

About Christine Arron

Christine Arron is a French former track and field sprinter, who was born on the 13th of September 1973, née aux Abymes, Guadeloupe, France.
She 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. Also in the relay, she is a 2003 World Championship gold medallist and a 2004 Olympic bronze medallist.