Eliott Crestan (born 22 February 1999) is a Belgian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[2] In this disciplone, he won bronze medals at the 2018 World U20 Championships and 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.[3] He participated in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi-final stage in both.[4][5] At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the men's 800 meters semifinals, Crestan ran the fastest non-final qualifying time in Olympic history of 1:43.72.
 Eliott Crestan in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1999 |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800 metres |
| Club | Sambre-Meuse Athlétique Club |
| Coached by | André Mahy |
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th (sf) | 800 m | 1:43.72 | |
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 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
edit- ^ "CRESTAN Eliott | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "JO Tokyo 2020 : Eliott Crestan éliminé en 1/2 du 800m malgré un record personnel". RTBF (in French). 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "JO 2024 : pas de finale pour Eliott Crestan sur 800m". Le Soir (in French). 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
External links
edit- 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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