Tuhia he tomokanga mo tenei irava - Ko te oma mo te karapu ASPTT Bordeaux, ko Olivier Noirot te tama a te kaikawe tawhiti-waenganui a André Noirot me te tohunga 400 mita a Monique Wideman, ko raua tokorua nga toa o France i etahi wa i nga tau 1950 me 1960. I te tau 1989 i wini a Olivier i tana taitara motu tuatahi i te 400 m 46.29s ka wini i te taitara i te tau e whai ake nei i runga i te tawhiti kotahi i te wa 46.04s. I timata ia i runga i te atamira o te ao i te wa o te 1990 European Championships
i Split i reira i whakakorea ai ia i nga hawhe whakamutunga o te whakataetae takitahi, a ka noho ia ki te tuawhitu i te 4 × 400 relay me ona hoa kapa French.