Pascal Barré
French sprinter (born 1959)
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Pascal Barré (born 12 April 1959 in Houilles, Yvelines)[1] is a former track and field athlete from France. He competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint events.
Athletic career
Barré was a bronze medallist in the 200 metres event at the 1977 European Athletics Junior Championships.[2] He was French 200 metre champion on three occasions, and twice indoor 200 metre champion. He also won the indoor 400 metre French title.
In 1986, he reached the semi-final of the 200 metres at the European championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[citation needed]
He competed for France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union. He did not run the 200 metres as he was scheduled,[1] but ran in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Antoine Richard, Patrick Barré (his twin brother)[1] and Hermann Panzo.[3]