Romain Lecoeur
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60mH: 7.51 (2026)
100mH: 13.31 (2025) |
Romain Lecoeur (born 9 August 1997) is a French sprint hurdler. He represented France in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
From Rouen, Normandy, he is a member of Stade Sottevillais. In 2016, he was runner-up in the 60 metres hurdles at the French Junior Indoor Championships.[2]
In June 2024, he competed for France at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, reaching the semi-finals of the 110 metres hurdles, where he placed third in 13.47 seconds, without advancing to the final.[3][4] Later that month, he placed third behind Sasha Zhoya and Erwann Cinna at the 2024 French Athletics Championships in Angers, running 13.53 seconds.[5]
Representing France at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid, Spain, in June 2025, he ran 13.44 seconds to place sixth.[6] In July 2025, he ran 13.37 seconds for the 110m hurdles to finish behind Ja'Kobe Tharp.[7] Placing fourth in the 110m hurdles at the 2025 French Championships in Talence the following month, he ran a personal best of 13.31 seconds.[8] He placed eigth at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, a 2025 Diamond League event in Silesia, Poland, in the 110 metres hurdles on 16 August.[9]
In January 2026, he ran 7.63 seconds for the 60 metres hurdles at the Meeting de Paris.[10][11] Lecoeur placed third behind Wilhem Belocian and Lecoeur's training partner Just Kwaou-Mathey in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Aubiere, where he ran a personal best of 7.51 seconds. The time met the automatic standard for the 2026 World Indoors, with Kwaou-Mathey opting out of the competition to focus on the outdoor season.[12][13] In March 2026, he was a semi-finalist over 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Romain Lecoeur". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Romain Lecoeur: "The objectives are quite ambitious."". Ouest France. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Athletics – European Championships: Romain Lecoeur from Sotteville has reached a new level". Paris-normandie.fr. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Bouhier, Florian (30 June 2024). "Athlétisme : Tous les résultats des Championnats de France 2024 à Angers". Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Simonelli, bad night for Sotteville, Lazzaro did well, second in the 800 and Sartori second in the 400 hurdles!". Atleticalive.it. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "French Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Results - Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Athletics – Eure Meeting: Romain Lecoeur from Sotteville almost at home". paris-normandie.fr. 31 Jan 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Meeting de Paris Indoor". World Athletics. 25 Jan 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Baptiste Thiery and Wilhem Belocian in control". Athle.fr. March 1, 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.