Aurélien Radja
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| Born | 31 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross Country running | |||||||||||||||||
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Aurélien Radja (born 31 March 2004) is a French long-distance and cross country runner.[1]
Career
From Sotteville, Normandy, Radja placed sixth in the French Short Course Cross Country Championships in March 2024, also finishing first in the U23 category.[2] That month, he also placed second over 1500 metres at the French under-23 indoor athletics championships.[3]
He had a fifteenth place finish in the men's under-23 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey as the French under-23 men's team won the silver medal in the team competition.[4][5]
Radja had a top-ten finish over 5000 metres in 13.52.59 at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[6] He was a silver medalist behind Nick Griggs in the under-23 race the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal. The France team of Radja, Pierre Boudy, and Anas Chaoudar also won the silver medal in the team event at the championships.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Aurélien Radja". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Cross-country - French championships: Aurélien Radja in the Top 10 and first Espoir!". paris-normandie.fr. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "French Championships – Cross-country: Aurélien Radja aims for a top 10 finish". paris-normandie.fr. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ "30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe de cross-country 2024 : De l'argent et du bronze pour Les Blues a Antalya". Stadion-actu. 8 Dec 2024. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (14 Dec 2025). "Nick Griggs leads Ireland to U-23 individual and team gold at European Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 Dec 2025.
- ^ "Griggs claims under-23 European Cross Country gold". BBC Sport. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (14 Dec 2025). "Historic gold for Ireland! Griggs clinches U23 title in Lagoa 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.