Charlotte Dumas (runner)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 7 August 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 2:00.26 (Miramas, 2026) 1500m: 4:27.57 (Lyon, 2024) |
Charlotte Dumas (born 7 August 1997) is a French middle-distance runner. She won the 800 metres at the 2026 French Indoor Athletics Championships. She represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
Dumas competed as a youngster for Coquelicot 42 in Saint Etienne.[2] In 2018, she had a three-second improvement over 800 metres whilst competing in La Duchère.[3] Later Dumas became based in Clermont-Ferrand, training with Jean-François Pontier, and a member of Clermont Auvergne Athletics.[4]
Dumas set an indoor personal best for the 800 metres of 2:01.91, on 8 February 2025 in Metz. Later that month, she placed second behind Clara Liberman in the 800 metres at the French Indoor Athletics Championships in Miramas.[5][6] Dumas was subsequently selected represent France, and was a semi-finalist in the 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, the following month.[7][8]
In January 2026, she defeated Liberman and Agathe Guillemot as she set a meeting record and outright 800 metres lifetime best of 2:00.26 at the Elite Indoor Miramas Meeting, a World Athletics Indoor Tour silver meeting in Miramas.[9] The time also met the automatic qualifying standard for the 2026 World Indoor Championships.[10] Dumas won the 800 metres national title at the 2026 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Aubiere.[11][12] She reached the semi-finals of the 800 m at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[13][14][15] In May, Dumas secured a win over 800 metres, running close to her personal best with 2:00.49 in Rehlingen.[16] In July, she was runner-up to Clara Lieberman in the 800m in 1:59.47 at the Meeting Stanislas Nancy in France.[17]
References
- ↑ "Charlotte Dumas". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "No final for Charlotte Dumas and Loïc Dubouis". leprogres. 18 Feb 2018. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Happiness is in the Pre-Regionals". Le Progres. 24 Jan 2018. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Athletics: "A goal to go to the European Championships" for Charlotte Dumas". La Montagne. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Charlotte Dumas, médaillée d'argent sur 800 m à Miramas". Le progres. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Raffin and Collet have taken off". Athle.fr. February 23, 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "LA SÉLECTION FRANÇAISE". athle.fr. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ↑ "Charlotte Dumas misses out on the final in the 800m at the European Indoor Championships". La Montagne. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 30 Jan 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (30 Jan 2026). "Upsets galore as Dumas and Lagtiy Chaoudar surprise in Miramas". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "The French athletes who have achieved the FFA qualifying standards for the Torun 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championships". Dicodusport.fr. 8 Feb 2026. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "French Elite Indoor Championships:Charlotte Dumas and Jordan Terrasse celebrate at home". Stadion-actu. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ Monti, David (20 March 2026). "BRUTAL MIDDLE DISTANCE QUALIFYING RACES ON FIRST DAY OF WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ "Les résultats du week-end : Isabelle Black passe un cap". Athle.fr. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (4 Jul 2026). "Pernici breaks 53-year-old Italian 800m record in Tomblaine". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2026.