Aurélien Quinion

Aurélien Quinion
Quinion in 2026
Personal information
Born (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993
Paris, France
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
Event
Race Walking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 BirminghamMarathon walk

Aurélien Quinion (born 27 January 1993) is a French race-walker. He won the bronze medal at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in the marathon race walk. He is a multiple-time national champion and competed at the 2024 Olympic Games and the 2022, 2023 and 2025 World Athletics Championships.[1]

Biography

He won the French Indoor Athletics Championships in the 5000 metres race walk in Miramas in February 2021.[2] He placed fourteenth over 20 km at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, in Eugene, Oregon.[3]

In Val-de-Reuil on 11 February 2023, he won won the French Indoor Race Walking Championships in the 5000 metres race walk.[4] The following month, on 12 March, he won the 20km event at the French Race Walking Championships in Aix-les-Bains.[5] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[6]

He competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, placing ninth in the 20km race walk in a personal best time of 1:19:56. The race came shortly after he became a father, with his daughter being born six hours before the start of the race, and he came directly from the hospital where his wife gave birth in order to compete.[7][8]

He won the 35km race at the French Race Walking Championships In Les Mureaux on 23 March 2025.[9] He placed fourth in the 20km race walk at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[10] Also at the championships, he placed fifth in the 35km race walk.[11][12]

On 15 August 2026, Quinion won the bronze medal in the marathon race walk at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England in a new personal best time of 2:59:29.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Aurélien Quinion". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "French Indoor Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "French Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Val d'Oise athletes at the World Athletics Championships". Valdoise.fr. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Feldscher, Kyle (1 August 2024). "Olympic moment of the day: French race-walker sets a personal best after birth of his daughter". CNN.
  8. ↑ "French Race-Walker Competes In Final Hours After Child's Birth". inkl.com. August 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "French 20km and 35km Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. ↑ ""It's very frustrating": Quinion inconsolable after his 5th place at the World Athletics Championships". Nice.malville. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Aurélien Quinion en bronze sur le marathon marche, la première médaille internationale pour le Français !". Dicodusport. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.


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