Jade Maraval
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| Born | 6 June 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Javelin: 60.02m (Nicosia, 2026) | |||||||||||||||||
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Jade Maraval (born 6 June 2002) is a French javelin thrower. She won the European Throwing Cup in 2026.[1]
Career
Born in Territoire de Belfort,[2] Maraval competes as a member of Montbéliard Belfort Athlétisme.[3] Maraval placed third overall in the javelin throw at the senior 2023 French Athletics Championships in Albin July 2023.[4] Maraval won her eighth age-group French national title in February 2024 in Provence.[5] Maraval won the U23 competition at the 2024 European Throwing Cup with a best throw of 55.07 metres.[6]
In March 2025, she won the senior French Winter Throwing Championships for the first time at the age of 22 year-old, having previously won multiple national titles at junior age-group and under-23 categories, setting a new personal best of 58.97 metres.[7][8] She placed fifth overall at the 2025 European Throwing Cup, throwing over 55 metres three times, with a best of 56.74 metres.[9]
She won the senior title at the 2026 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, throwing over 60 metres for the first time to set a new personal best of 60.02 metres.[10]
References
- ^ "Jade Maraval". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Jade Maraval practices javelin and was called up to the French team this year!". Francebleu. 30 Nov 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Jade Maraval elected sportswoman of the month of February in the urban area". Esteepublicain.fr. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Bronze medals for Jade Maraval (Montbéliard Belfort Athletics) and Awa Sene (Doubs Sud Athletics) in Albi". Esteepublicain.fr. 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Jade Maraval wins her 8th French Championship title". Toutmontbeliard.com. February 27, 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Jade Maraval becomes European Champion". toutmontbeliard.com. March 9, 2024.
- ^ "French Winter Throwing Championships: Robert-Michon impresses again". Athle.fr. March 2, 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "European Throwing Cup: The French team is ambitious". Athle.fr. March 13, 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "European Throwing Cup: The French women's team is well off to a good start". athle.fr. March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Jade Maraval remporte la Coupe d'Europe 2026 de javelot". Toutmontbeliard. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.