▁ 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁relay ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁European ▁Championships ▁in ▁Hels ink i . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olympic ▁titles ▁were ▁P é rec ' s ▁last ▁international ▁titles . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁several ▁days ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁begin . ▁P é rec ▁claimed ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁threatened ▁and ▁ins ult ed ▁several ▁times ▁since ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Australian ▁press , ▁who ▁were ▁supporting ▁Australian ▁ath lete ▁C ath y ▁Fre eman , ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁sab ot age ▁her ▁ch ances ▁of ▁winning ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ▁metres . ▁ ▁P é rec ▁trained ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁with ▁the ▁H SI ▁track ▁team ▁and ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁legend ▁on ▁the ▁team ' s ▁page . ▁ ▁Life ▁after ▁ret irement ▁from ▁athlet ics ▁P é rec ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁French ▁business ▁school ▁ES SE C ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁in ▁Sports ▁Management . ▁ ▁P é rec ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁‘ Ch amp ions ▁for ▁Peace ’ ▁club , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁famous ▁el ite ▁athlet es ▁committed ▁to