{{Short description|French hurdler (born 1964)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Stéphane Caristan | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|05|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Créteil, France<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Stéphane Caristan |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/stephane-caristan-1.html }}</ref> | height = 1.87 m | weight = 75 kg | sport = Athletics | event = 110 m hurdles, 400 m hurdles | education = | club = AC Paris-Joinville<br>US Créteil<br>Racing CF | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|1986 Stuttgart|110 m hurdles}} }}
'''Stéphane Caristan''' (born 31 May 1964) is a retired hurdler from France, who set the world's best year performance in 1986. He did so by winning the men's 110 metres hurdles final at the European Championships in Stuttgart, clocking 13.20, which was also his personal best. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. Caristan later became the coach of French sprinter Christine Arron.
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{FRA}} |- |rowspan=2|1983 |European Junior Championships |Schwechat, Austria |2nd (h) |110 m hurdles |13.86 (w)<sup>1</sup> |- |World Championships |Helsinki, Finland |20th (h) |110 m hurdles |14.10 |- |1984 |Olympic Games |Los Angeles, United States |6th |110 m hurdles |13.71 |- |1985 |World Indoor Games |Paris, France |bgcolor=gold|1st |60 m hurdles |7.67 |- |1986 |European Championships |Stuttgart, West Germany |bgcolor=gold|1st |110 m hurdles |13.20 |- |rowspan=2|1987 |World Indoor Championships |Indianapolis, United States |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 m hurdles |7.62 |- |World Championships |Rome, Italy |8th (sf) |110 m hurdles |13.62 |- |1988 |Olympic Games |Seoul, South Korea |9th (sf) |110 m hurdles |13.71 |- |1990 |European Championships |Split, Yugoslavia | – |110 m hurdles |DNF |- |1991 |Mediterranean Games |Athens, Greece |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m hurdles |49.27 |- |rowspan=2|1992 |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain |7th |400 m hurdles |48.86 |- |11th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |3:04.25 |- |1993 |Mediterranean Games |Narbonne, France |8th |400 m hurdles |50.66 |- |1994 |European Championships |Helsinki, Finland |27th (h) |400 m hurdles |50.84 |} <sup>1</sup>Did not finish in the final
==Personal bests== '''Outdoor''' *110 metres hurdles – 13.20 (+2.0 m/s, Stuttgart 1986) *400 metres hurdles – 48.86 (Barcelona 1992) '''Indoor''' *60 metres hurdles – 7.50 (Liévin 1987)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{World Athletics|14183707}} * {{European Athletics|14183707|old_id= c/athlete=202305-caristan-stephane |archive= 20200815123540 }} * {{Olympics.com|stephane-caristan|org_archive=20200814075328}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{FFA|new_id=133199|old_id=504948514851504942574257}} * [http://www.ddjs-val-de-marne.jeunesse-sports.gouv.fr/IMG/swf/CVstephanecaristan.swf Profile] {{in lang|fr}} * [http://www.all-athletics.com/node/30144 All-Athletics profile]
{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box|before={{flagicon|USA}} Roger Kingdom|title=Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance|years=1986|after={{flagicon|USA}} Greg Foster}} {{s-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caristan, Stephane}} Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Créteil Category:Athletes from Val-de-Marne Category:French men hurdlers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for France Category:Sport of athletics coaches Category:European Athletics Championships medalists Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Category:French Athletics Championships winners Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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