Mallory Leconte (born 4 October 2000) is a French sprinter. She is a multiple-time French national champion over 100 metres and 60 metres.[1]
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Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 4 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.26 (Mondeville, 2023) 100m: 11.23 (Albi, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editLeconte and her twin brother Jerry were both talent spotted at school and joined Saint-Denis Emotion athletics club in 2011.[2]
Career
editLeconte was a bronze medalist in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.[3]
She won her first senior title French senior championship in February 2022 in the 60m indoors, with a personal best time of 7.34 seconds.[4] She won the 2022 French Athletics Championships 100m title outdoors in Caen.[5] She raced at the 2022 European Championships in Munich where she reached the semi-final of the 100 meters.[6] She also ran as part of the French relay team in the 4x100m at the that qualified for the final.[7]
She retained 2023 French Athletics Championships 100m title in Albi with a personal best time of 11.23 seconds.[8] She ran for France at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[9]
She ran as part of the French 4x100m relay team which finished as runner-up and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10][11]
Personal life
editFrom Saint-Denis, she attended Paris Nanterre University[12]
References
edit- ^ "Mallory Leconte". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Riondet, Anouk (September 29, 2021). "2024 Olympics: "the dream of a lifetime" is being prepared "with family" for the athletes of the Saint-Denis Émotion club". medium.com.
- ^ "The men's 4x400m titled at the Euro hopefuls". www.lequipe.fr. July 12, 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Lehousse, Christophe (April 15, 2022). "Génération Jeux, a five-year term of champions". seinesaintdenis.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "A Zhoya record, disappointment for the French 100m... What to remember from Saturday". ledauphine.com. June 26, 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Munich 2022 / athletics: Mallory Leconte qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 100m". france.tv. August 15, 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Athletics. European Championships: what can the three French relays aim for in the final?". Ouest-France. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Rolnin, Annabelle (July 29, 2023). "What to remember from the 2nd day of the French Championships in Albi". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Ventouillac, Marc (May 6, 2024). "Worlds: two podiums for the blue 4x100 m, the men's 4x400 m fails to obtain direct qualification for the Olympics". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Goude, Renaud (August 15, 2022). "Interview Mallory Leconte". lifa-athle.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2024.