Solenn Compper

Solenn Compper
Solenn Compper in Glasgow, 2024
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 29)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles: 7.96 (Glasgow, 2024)
100m hurdles: 12.92 (Oran, 2022)
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's athletics
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 100m hurdles

Solenn Compper (born 14 March 1995) is a French track and field athlete who competes as a sprint hurdler.[1]

Career

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Compper was a sprinter until 2018 when with her trainer Alain Lastécouères she moves to the sprint hurdles as a new challenge. The following sunmer she finished fourth in the French Elite championships in the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.99 seconds.[2]

On July 3, 2022, she won the 100m hurdles title at the Mediterranean Games in Oran, bringing her personal best to 12.92 seconds.[3]

She missed the 2023 summer season with injury. In September 2023, she changed coaches following the retirement of Alain Lastécouères, Frédéric Demaneche became her coach. [4] In February 2024, she was third at the French national indoor championships in Miramas.[5] She then won the 60 metres hurdles at the Elite Meeting in Nantes in a time of 8.01 seconds.[6] She was selected for the French team for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[7] At the event she ran a personal best time of 7.96 seconds and reached the semi-finals.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Solenn Compper". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "En 2022, l'athlète antillaise Solenn Compper a réintégré la maison bleue et gagné l'or à Oran". francetvinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ "ORAN 2022: 15 MEDALS INCLUDING 9 GOLD AND SAILING IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON SUNDAY IN ALGERIA!". Franceolympique. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Solenn Compper reunites with the French athletics team for the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow". francetvinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Athletics. The podiums and complete results of the French indoor championships in Miramas". Maville. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ Donnaux, Romain (28 February 2024). "In Nantes, Wilhem Belocian achieves the minimums for the indoor Worlds". Lequipe.
  7. ^ "Athletics: at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, 13 Blues including two West Indians and some chances of podiums". francetvinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's 60m hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.