10 Facts About Christine Arron

Christine Arron is one of the ten fastest female 100 metres sprinter of all time with 10.73 seconds which is still the European record.

On 19 Aug 1998, Christine Arron won the 100 metres gold medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest by finishing the final in a new European record time of 10.73 seconds.

Christine Arron was named the 1998 European Women's Athlete of the Year.

In 2001, after a heavy training period in the US with John Smith and the HSI group, Christine Arron quit training for a year, saying she was physically exhausted from the experience.

Christine Arron recovered from 3 m behind the newly crowned, 100 m 2003 World Champion, Torri Edwards, to give the home crowd at the Stade de France an unexpected joy.

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Christine Arron competed in the 100 metres event.

Christine Arron did not rule out the possibility of returning to athletics competition after the birth of her second child.

On 9 October 2013, Christine Arron was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur by French President Francois Hollande in the Elysee Palace.

In 2002, Christine Arron gave birth to her first child, a son by the name of Ethan.

On 16 May 2013, Christine Arron gave birth to her second child, a daughter by the name of Cassandre.