Anaëlle Guillonnet
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:17.34 (Carquefou, 2025) 3000m: 9:15.83 (Metz, 2025) 5000m: 15:54.88 (Brussels, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Anaëlle Guillonnet (born 19 September 2000) is a French middle-, long-distance and cross country runner. She was a bronze medalist in the team event at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships.[1]
Career
Guillonnet is a member of Décines Meyzieu Athlétisme (DMA) in Lyon.[2] She represented France at the European Cross Country Championships as a junior. Although initially competing in middle-distance running, alongside her coach Bastien Perraux, she transitioned from a middle-distance runner into longer distances after analysing her performances.[3] In November 2024, Guillonet set a new course record and a personal best over 10km, winning in 33:22 in Vénissieux.[4]
In November 2025, Guillonnet placed fourth at the Allones International Cross Country race to gain selection for her senior debut at the European Championships.[5] Guillonnet subsequently placed twelfth in the women’s race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal, the second French finisher behind Agathe Guillemot and with Alessia Zarbo, helped France to team bronze, their first medal in the senior women's race at the Championships since 2015.[6][7]
On 4 January 2026, she placed third behind Zarbo and Jana Van Lent in 31:39 at the Prom Classic 10km in Nice, France.[8][9]
Personal life
Her older brother Adrien is a trail runner.[10]
References
- ^ "Anaëlle Guillonnet". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "European Cross Country Championships: Anaëlle Guillonnet, the decisive comeback that secures European bronze for the French team". Le Progres. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 4 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Anaëlle Guillonnet: "Everything was perfectly aligned at the European Cross Country Championships"". Dicodusport. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Anaëlle Guillonnet s'adjuge le 10 km". Le Progres. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 4 Jan 2026.
- ^ "From mud to light: Anaëlle Guillonnet sets off towards her first European Cross Country Championships". Le Progres. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 4 Jan 2026.
- ^ "31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (14 Dec 2025). "Battocletti eases to back-to-back senior women's title in Lagoa 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "European record! Van Lent clocks 30:09 for 10km in Nice". European Athletics. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (4 Jan 2026). "EUROPEAN WOMEN'S 10KM RECORD FOR JANA VAN LENT IN NICE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 4 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Au début on nous comparait, ça m'énervait» : la fratrie Guillonnet partage l'ADN de la course". Le Progres. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.