Marc Raquil
French sprinter
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Marc Raquil (born 2 April 1977) is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who competes in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 m relay. He won the 4 × 400 m relay gold medal and the 400 m silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. In 2004, his 4 × 400 m relay team was retroactively awarded gold medals after the United States 4 × 400 m relay team was stripped of its gold medals due to the failed drug tests of two members of the relay (Calvin Harrison and Jerome Young).[1][2] Since Young had also finished first in the 400 m at the 2003 World Championships, the failed drug test also resulted in Raquil being retroactively awarded a silver medal in the 400 m. Raquil has also won three gold medals and one bronze medal at the European Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  France | |||||
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.80 |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 400 m | 46.18 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.15 | |||
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | 400 metres | 47.28 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.64 | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 400 metres | 44.79 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.96 | |||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 5th | 400 metres | 45.96 | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.90 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.10 | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 400 metres | 45.02 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.10 | |||
Outdoor personal bests
- 200 metres - 21.03 (2001)
- 400 metres - 44.79 (2003)
- 800 metres - 1:50.90 (2003)
Later career
Raquil was prevented by injuries from competing in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He subsequently announced his retirement; nonetheless in February 2011 the French Anti-Doping Agency suspended him from competition for one year for failing to submit to periodic anti-doping tests.[3]
