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Pascal Martinot-Lagarde
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Martinot-Lagarde in 2014
Personal information
Nationality French
Born (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 33)
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height 1.89 m
Weight 85 kg
Sport
Country France
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 110 m h: 12.95 (Monaco 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze 2019 Doha 110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Silver 2014 Sopot 60 m hurdles
Silver 2016 Portland 60 m hurdles
Silver 2022 Belgrade 60 m hurdles
Bronze 2012 Istanbul 60 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold 2018 Berlin 110 m hurdles
Silver 2022 Munich 110 m hurdles
Bronze 2014 Zürich 110 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold 2015 Prague 60 m hurdles
Silver 2017 Belgrade 60 m hurdles
Silver 2019 Glasgow 60 m hurdles
Bronze 2013 Gothenburg 60 m hurdles
World Junior Championships
Gold 2010 Moncton 110 m hurdles
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Bronze 2018 Ostrava 110 m hurdles

Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, born on September 22, 1991, is a talented French athlete. He is known for his amazing skills in sprint hurdles, which is a type of race where runners jump over obstacles called hurdles.

Pascal's father is French, and his mother is from the Ivory Coast. He has become a very famous athlete in France. He has won many medals in important competitions around the world.

He has earned three medals in the 60 metres hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. He also won a bronze medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2014 European Athletics Championships and a gold medal in the same event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. In 2019, he won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics.

Pascal set his personal best time of 12.95 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles in July 2014 in Monaco. His brother, Thomas Martinot-Lagarde, is also a hurdler and achieved his personal best at the same event.

Pascal's Amazing Career Highlights

Pascal Martinot-Lagarde has competed in many big athletics events. He has won several medals, showing his skill and dedication.

Early Success and Junior Championships

Pascal started his international career strong. In 2010, he won a gold medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada. This was in the 110 metres hurdles event, which uses slightly lower hurdles for junior athletes.

World Indoor Championships Medals

Pascal has had great success in the 60 metres hurdles at the World Indoor Championships.

  • In 2012, he won a bronze medal in Istanbul, Turkey.
  • He earned silver medals in 2014 in Sopot, Poland, and again in 2016 in Portland, United States.
  • Most recently, in 2022, he won another silver medal in Belgrade, Serbia.

European Championships Triumphs

Pascal has also shined at the European Championships.

  • In 2014, he won a bronze medal in the 110 metres hurdles in Zürich, Switzerland.
  • His biggest win came in 2018 when he won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles in Berlin, Germany.
  • In 2022, he added a silver medal in Munich, Germany.

European Indoor Championships Medals

He has also performed very well at the European Indoor Championships in the 60 metres hurdles.

  • He won a bronze medal in 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • In 2015, he won a gold medal in Prague, Czech Republic.
  • He secured silver medals in 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia, and in 2019 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

World Championships and Olympic Games

Pascal has competed at the highest levels, including the World Championships and the Olympic Games.

  • He won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar, for the 110 metres hurdles.
  • He competed in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, finishing 4th in the 110 metres hurdles.
  • He also competed in the 2020 Olympic Games (held in 2021) in Tokyo, Japan, where he finished 5th in the 110 metres hurdles.

Personal Best Times

Pascal has set impressive personal best times in his main events:

Distance Time Venue
110 m hurdles 12.95 Monaco, Principality of Monaco (18 July 2014)
60 m hurdles 7.45 Mondeville, France (1 February 2014)

External Links

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