Alleyne Francique

Alleyne Jeremy Francique (born June 7, 1976) is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400 m two-time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006.

FullnameAlleyne Jeremy Francique

BornJune 7, 1976 (1976-06-07) (age 50)

St. Andrew's, Grenada

Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight75 kg (165 lb)

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Alleyne Francique

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Full name	Alleyne Jeremy Francique
Born	June 7, 1976 (1976-06-07) (age 50) St. Andrew's, Grenada
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Grenada IAAF World Indoor Championships 2004 Budapest 400 metres 2006 Moscow 400 metres Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena 400 metres Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 400 metres

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He won his first world-level medal in 2003, when he finished third in the first World Athletics Final in 45.25 s. He had won a 400 metres gold medal and finished fifth in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships.

The next year he won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, achieving the result 45.88 s. Later that year he competed in 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth with 44.66 s.

In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres but only reached the semi-finals, running 46.59 s which is far above his personal best. In 2006, however, he defended his title at the World Indoor Championships with 45.54 s. In March the same year he won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He then finished sixth at the World Athletics Final and fourth at the World Cup.

Francique ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.