Louise Maraval
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m hurdles : 54.44, (Marseille, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Louise Maraval (born 31 July 2001) is a French sprinter. In 2023 she became French national champion over 400 metres hurdles.[1]
Career[edit]
She runs for Entente Sèvre in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in the Vendée department of the Pays de la Loire region.[2]
She was a silver medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.[3]
In February 2023, she was runner-up in the 400 metres at the French indoor championships in Aubiere.[4] She was a silver medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[5] At the championships she also won gold anchoring the French team in the women's 4x400m relay.[6] She won the French national title in the 400m hurdles in July 2023 in Albi.[7]
She competed for France at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest as part of the French mixed 4 × 400 m relay which set a new national record in 3:12:25 and finished in fourth place in the final.[8]
She ran as part of the French Mixed 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[9]
In May 2024, Maraval moved to second in the all-time French list for the 400m hurdles, behind Marie-José Pérec, by running 54.44 in Marseille. In doing so she also achieved the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Louise Maraval". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Athletics. Louise Maraval and Pays de la Loire in the women's 4 x 400m final at the Worlds". Ouest-France. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Ventouillac, Marc (July 11, 2021). "European Youth Championships: The final bouquet!". athle.fr. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Poirier, Bruno (February 20, 2023). "The 400 m, the new dimension of Louise Maraval". Athlétisme. ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Ventouillac, Marc (July 16, 2023). "Yanis Meziane (800 m) and the 4x400 m women's European champions Espoirs". Lequipe.fr. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Yeye, Arlette (July 16, 2023). "Athletics: The women's 4x400m relay titled after the Louise Maraval show". Dicodusport. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Rolnin, Annabelle (July 30, 2023). "What to remember from the 3rd day of the French Championships in Albi". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Athlétisme : de Saint-Égrève à Budapest pour Louise Maraval". Ledauphine.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Athlétisme - Mondiaux de relais. Louise Maraval : « Une expérience supplémentaire qui va me servir »". Ouest-France. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Hudson spears European lead and Austrian record of 66.06m in Eisenstadt". European athletics. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
