Camille Laus
![]() Camille Laus in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 23 May 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprinting |
Medal record | |
Camille Laus (born 23 May 1993)[1] is a Belgian athlete sprinter. She ran in the national team which placed 5th in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2019 World Championships, setting Belgian record of 3:26.58 sec in the heats.
Laus also competed in the 4 × 400 m mixed relay event at the 2019 World Championships, where Belgian team placed 6th with the national record time of 3:14.22 s.[2]
In 2024, at the World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas, she was on the teams that qualified Belgium for the 4 × 400 metres mixed relay and the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France.[3][4] And later that same year, she was on the Belgian 4 x 400 metres women's relay team that won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships having anchored the team in the first round of the competition.[5][6] At the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, she ran in the heats of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay qualifying the Belgium team for the final. In that final, she was replaced by Naomi Van den Broeck[7]
Her personal best in the 400 metres is 51.49 sec set in 2018.
Achievements
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing | |||||
| 2009 | Olympic Youth Festival | Tampere, Finland | 6th | 100 m | 12.16 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.87 | |||
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 5th | 4 × 100 m | 45.15 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 4 × 100 m | 45.12 |
| 2015 | European Athletics Team Championships, First League | Heraklion, Greece | 6th | 100 m | 12.17 |
| 6th | 200 m | 24.63 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.95 | |||
| 2017 | European Athletics Team Championships, First League | Vaasa, Finland | 4th | 100 m | 12.07 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.15 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.80 | |||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 52.40 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.49 | |||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay sh | 3:32.46 |
| World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 1st (h) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.031 | |
| 2nd (final B) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.71 | |||
| European Athletics Team Championships, First League | Sandnes, Norway | 6th | 400 m | 53.69 | |
| 5th (final B) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.57 | |||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.22 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.15 | |||
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 32nd (h) | 400 m sh | 53.68 |
| World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 4th | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.92 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.66 | |||
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.51 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.96 | |||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade | 11th (h) | 400 m | 52.51 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.61 | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 24th (sf) | 400 m | 54.28 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.12 | |||
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 10th (h) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.01 | |
| 31st (h) | 400 m | 52.56 | |||
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.29 | |||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th (h) | 400 m sh | 53.10 |
| European Team Championships, First Division | Chorzów, Poland | 1st (final B) | 800 m | 2:02.28 | |
| 2nd (final B) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.97 | |||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.81 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.84 | |||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow Scotland]] | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.05 |
| World Relays | Nassau, The Bahamas | − (f) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |
| 1st (r) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.79 | |||
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.161 | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.921 | |
| 2025 | World Relays | Guangzhou, China | 2nd (r) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.52 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.15 | |
| 2026 | World Relays | Gaborone, Botswana | 2nd (r) | Mixed 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.79 |
| 6th (r) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.06 | |||
| European Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17th (h) | 800 m | 1:59.43 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.19 | |||
1Time from the heats; Laus was replaced in the final.
References
- ↑ "Camille LAUS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "4 x 400 Metres Relay Mixed - Round 1" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "World Relays : les Tornados et le relais mixte qualifiés pour Paris, repêchage pour les Cheetahs et les relais 4X100" (in French). RTBF. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "World Relays - Les Belgian Cheetahs décrochent leur entrée aux JO lors des repêchages du 4x400 m dames" (in French). La Libre Belgique. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "Euro d'athlétisme : Camille Laus a donné des sueurs froides aux Cheetahs mais a suffisamment résisté" (in French). L'Avenir (Belgian newspaper). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "Gold and bronze for Belgian men and women in 4x400m relay" (in French). Belga (news agency). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "WOMEN'S 4 X 400M RELAY ROUND 1 RESULTS". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
External links
- Camille Laus at World Athletics
- Camille Laus at European Athletics
- Camille Laus at Diamond League
- Camille Laus at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Camille Laus at Olympics.com
- Camille Laus at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Camille Laus at Olympedia
- Camille Laus at InterSportStats
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Belgian women sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Belgian Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Belgium
- 21st-century Belgian sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Medalists at the 2023 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Belgium
- European Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Belgian athletics biography stubs
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