Carlette Guidry-White
American sprinter
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Carlette Denise Guidry-Falkquay (formerly Guidry-White, née Guidry; born September 4, 1968) is an American former sprinter who won gold medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Her individual results include winning the 100 metres title at the 1990 Goodwill Games and a bronze medal in the 60 metres at the 1995 World Indoor Championships.[1][2]
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| Born | September 4, 1968 (age 57) Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Born Carlette D. Guidry in Houston, Texas in 1968, she finished eighth in the 100 metres final at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, before going on to win Olympic relay gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where she also finished fifth in the 200 metres final.[2] She won a bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships.,[1] and also finished fourth in the World Championships 100 metres final that year. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won a second Olympic relay gold (she ran in the heats but not the final) and finished eighth in the 200 metres final.
At the collegiate level, Guidry competed for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin between 1987 and 1991. She collected a total of twelve NCAA titles, and was named Southwest Conference Athlete of the Decade in indoor track and outdoor track and field for the 1980s.[3][4] She was also honored as Indoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Student-Athletes in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of NCAA Women's Championships.[5]
While at University of Texas, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate track and field competitor in 1991.[6][7] She was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.[8]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1986 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winter Park, United States | 1st | 100 m | 23.73 |
| 1st | Long jump | 6.42 m | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 44.62 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 200 m | 23.46 | |
| 7th | Long jump | 6.13 m | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 43.78 | |||
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 1st | 100 m | 11.03 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 42.46 | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 100 m | 11.52 |
| heats | 4 × 100 m | DNF | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 200 m | 22.30 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 42.11 | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 60 m | 7.11 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 100 m | 11.07 | |
| 11th (sf) | 200 m | 22.91 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 42.12 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 8th | 200 m | 22.61 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m | 42.49 (heats) | |||
| 1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 42.00 |
| (sf) = Indicates overall position in semifinals | |||||
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 10.94 (1991)
- 200 metres – 22.14 (1996)
- 400 metres – 51.53 (1994)
