Marie-José Pérec is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic champion.
Pérec was World Champion in the 400 m in Tokyo and 400m champion at the Barcelona. Four years later she entered in the 200 m at the Olympics in Atlanta winning both events, achieving the 200/400 m double gold medal.
In addition to the Olympic and World titles, Pérec also won the European Championship 400 m individual and 4x400 m relay titles in Helsinki in 1994.
