Christophe Lemaitre - 60m () EAIC Paris 2011

France’s Christophe Lemaitre, who completed an unprecedented sprint treble in Barcelona last year, was the fastest qualifier overall in . Lemaitre, who set a best of over 100m last year and also became the first athlete to win treble sprint gold at the outdoor European champs in Barcelona, stormed home in his heat as winner in the lead time of . “This heat was maybe the hardest race for me, but it helps me really come into the competition,“ said Lemaitre. “I’ve been very excited since Thursday and have been impatient to run. Now everything’s going to be easy!“