Nicolas-Marie Daru

Nicolas-Marie Daru
Personal information
Born (1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 36)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Cross-country running, 3000m Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m s'chase: 8:16.36 (Chorzow, 2024)

Nicolas-Marie Daru (born 21 October 1988) is a French runner. In 2024, he became French national cross country champion, and also won the 3000m steeplechase at the French Athletics Championships.[1]

Early life

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From Grenoble, Daru joined the French army in 2006.[2][3]

Career

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He won the 2024 French Cross Country Championships.[4]

He qualified for the final and finished sixth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the 3000m steeplechase.[5][6] He then won the 2024 French Athletics Championships in June 2024 in that discipline.[3]

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Nicolas-Marie Daru". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Athletics / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cross-Country Championships. Military in Échirolles and ten years without competition... who is Nicolas-Marie Daru, the regional cross-country champion". ledauphine.com. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Athlétisme. Nicolas-Marie Daru, l'ancien commando de l'armée ira aux JO sur 3 000 m steeple". Ouest-France. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Huge number from Isérois Nicolas-Marie Daru, French short cross champion!". ledauphine.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Nicolas-Marie Daru, from former army commando to the European steeplechase final". lequipe. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "La Sélection Française". athle.fr. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.