Ilionis Guillaume (born 13 January 1998) is a French track and field athlete who is a twice national indoor champion in the triple jump.[1]

Ilionis Guillaume
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 26)
Haiti
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)14.43m (Rome, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome Triple jump
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Grosseto Triple jump

Career

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Born in Haiti,[2] by 2015 she was based in Montpellier and was a successful junior athlete winning French national indoor titles in 60m hurdles, triple jump, high jump and long jump.[3]

She was runner up at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto in 2017. The following year, she won the French Athletics Indoor Championships in the triple jump, with a 14.07m new personal best in February 2018.[4]

She was runner-up at the French national championships in the triple jump in 2020.[5]

She won another national title at the 2023 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Aubiere.[6] She competed for France at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia.[7]

She competed for France at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow[8] where she came in 8th with a distance of 14.01m.[9]

She won bronze at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, winning the medal with her final jump, a personal best distance of 14.43 metres.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Ilionis Guillaume". World Athletics. 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Geffard, Childo (2 December 2019). "Athletics: Born in Haiti, this athlete is making sparks in Europe!". Haititempo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ilionis Guillaume, four times superior". Ourst France. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ Ledru, Pierre-Alexis (19 February 2018). "Ilionis Guillaume championne de France du triple saut". Sportmag. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Ilionis Guillaume was seduced by the Lille Métropole Athlétisme project". Lavoixdunord. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Athlétisme. Tous les podiums des championnats de France en salle". 19 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Triple Jump Results - 2023 European Athletics Team Championships 1st Division". World Athletics. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Triple Jump Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Athletics Results - Athletics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Tual, Finot, Guillaume, Guillemot... What to remember from the third evening of the European Championships". lequipe.fr. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.