Stephane Caristan represented France at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics. In addition to 110m hurdles, the 56-year-old also took part in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay events during his playing days. Caristan boasts of a gold medal in the 60m hurdles event at the 1985 World Indoor Games, and another gold in the 110m hurdles at the European Championships the very next year.
During a recent interview with L’Equipe, Stephane Caristan expressed his admiration for Roger Federer and his technical skills. The Frenchman believes that the Swiss legend has the kind of balance in his footwork that most present-day 110m hurdles athletes possess.
Caristan reckons that Novak Djokovic would have also fared well in the event, given the Serb’s supreme flexibility. According to the Frenchman, Djokovic is physically similar to Federer but is ahead of the Swiss when it comes to stamina.
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer & Novak Djokovic could have expressed themselves in technical events: Stephane Caristan
Stephane Caristan believes that Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have the necessary physical attributes to do well in some of the track and field events. He opined that the Big 3 could do well in the disciplines that don’t require the use of height, while also being able to execute the shorter jumps in the decathlon events.
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