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Carlette Guidry-White

Personal information
Born	September 4, 1968 (1968-09-04) (age 56) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona 4x100 metres relay Gold 1996 Atlanta 4x100 metres relay World Championships Gold 1995 Gothenburg 4x100 metres relay World Indoor Championships Bronze 1995 Barcelona 60 metres World Junior Championships Gold 1986 Athens 4x100 metres relay

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 x 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.

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. She won a bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships., 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. She was also honored as Indoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Student-Athletes in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of NCAA Women's Championships.

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. She was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  United States
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)

External

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See also

In Spanish: Carlette Guidry para niños