Loïc Lerouge (born 21 January 1977) is a French former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 4th World Athletics Indoor Championships bronze medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. Lerouge won the relay silver medal at the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships before winning bronze at the 1997 World Indoor Championships 4 × 400 m. In 2002, Lerouge won his first European medal at the 2002 European Indoor Championships relay before coming a research director focusing on sport at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1977[1][2] Nantes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport of athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editLerouge won his first international medal at the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he contributed to the French team's runner-up performance in the 4 × 400 m by virtue of running in the heats. He ran the 3rd leg to win his heat and was replaced by Ruddy Zami in the finals.[3]
Lerouge achieved his highest international success at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he ran the 3rd leg on the 4 × 400 m relay. Despite his team being the slowest of 6 qualifiers into the finals with a 3:09.50 seed, a similar 3:09.68 performance in the finals was enough for the French team to win the bronze medal, behind only the United States and Jamaica.[2]
At the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships, Lerouge competed in both the individual 400 m and relay. Though he was the first athlete not to qualify for the semifinals from his 400 m heat, Lerouge was able to qualify the French 4 × 400 m team to the finals where they finished 4th.[2]
Lerouge placed 3rd in the 400 m individually at the 2002 French Indoor Championships, qualifying him to represent France in the relay at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Vienna.[4] Lerouge again ran the 3rd leg on the French relay team, winning the silver medal in the 4 × 400 m final. Their time of 3:06.42 was only beaten by a championship record 3:05.50 clocking from Poland.[2]
Personal life
editLerouge was born 21 January 1977 in Nantes, France. After his athletics career, Lerouge became a research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research focusing on occupational health laws.[5] He wrote a paper about the peculiarities of the legal regime of professional sport in France that has been cited in overviews of Portuguese sport law.[6][7] He retired from professional sprinting in 2004.[1]
Statistics
editPersonal best progression
edit| # | Mark | Pl. | Competition | Venue | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47.36 | Narbonne, France | 31 May 1997 | [8] | ||
| 2 | 46.60 |  |
French U23 Athletics Championships | Dreux, France | 10 Jul 1998 | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b Loïc Lerouge at World Athletics
- ^ a b c d Loïc Lerouge at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "European Junior Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "les podiums 2002 - france en salle - lievin | Fédération Française d'Athlétisme". www.athle.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Lerouge, Loïc (2005). La reconnaissance d'un droit à la protection de la santé mentale au travail / Loïc Lerouge,... (in French). LGDJ. Paris. ISBN 978-2-275-02666-4. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Maria José Carvalho. "PROFESSIONAL SPORT IN PORTUGAL: AN OVERVIEW OF ITS FRAMEWORK LAW". International Sports Law Review Pandektis. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Editorial Reus | Organización del deporte profesional: una perspectiva francesa". www.editorialreus.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #8414870". Tilastopaja.
- ^ "Athletics recap for meeting #8439366". Tilastopaja.
External links
edit- Loïc Lerouge at World Athletics
- Publications by Loïc Lerouge via COMPTRASEC
