Eliott Crestan
Belgian runner
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Born | (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sambre-Meuse Athlétique Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | André Mahy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eliott Crestan (born 22 February 1999) is a Belgian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships and in the 800 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. In 2024, he broke Ivo Van Damme's 800 metres national record that had stood for 48 years with a time of 1:42.43.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Belgium | |||||
2015 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Tbilisi, Georgia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:54.02 |
2016 | European Youth Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | 7th | 800 m | 1:52.68 |
2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 11th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.58 |
2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.27 |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 12th (h) | 800 m | 1:47.35 | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 11th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.12 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:44.84 | |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 800 m | 1:46.78 |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 24th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.61 | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 8th | 800 m | 1:45.68 | |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.65 |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 3rd | 800 m | 1:45.32 |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 22nd (h) | 800 m | 1:46.48 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 46.79 (Cergy-Pontoise 2024)
- 800 metres – 1:42.43 NR (Paris 2024)
- 1500 metres – 3:46.44 (Louvain-la-Neuve 2020)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 47.58 (Louvain-la-Neuve 2023)
- 800 metres – 1:45.08 (Glasgow 2024)
- 1500 metres – 3:46.44 (Louvain-La-Neuve 2020)
References
- ^ Eliott Crestan at World Athletics
- ^ "Eliott Crestan verpulvert Belgisch record van Ivo van Damme op de 800 meter: "Nooit in mijn leven verwacht"". Sporza (in Dutch). 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
External links
- Eliott Crestan at World Athletics
- Eliott Crestan at European Athletics
- Eliott Crestan at Diamond League
- Eliott Crestan at Olympics.com
- Eliott Crestan at Olympedia
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