Louey Ouerrat

Louey Ouerrat
Personal information
Born (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:43.80 (Nice, 2026)
Indoor
400m: 47.16 (Nantes, 2025)
800m: 1:45.69 (Metz, 2026)

Louey Ouerrat (born 4 November 2004) is a French middle-distance runner. He was the French indoor national champion over 800 metres in 2025 and French outdoor champion over that distance 2026.[1]

Biography

From Épinal, in the Vosges department, he started in athletics as a 14 year-old. He is a member of Athletic Vosges Entente Clubs. Ouerrat ran the 1500 metres in 4:06.57 as a 15 year-old in 2020. In 2022, he placed third at the French Junior Championships.[2][3][4] In 2023, he moved to second on the all-time French junior list, and placed fifth overall at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships despite being troubled by a calf injury.[5][6]

In February 2024, he placed third at the senior 2024 French Indoor Athletics Championships.[7] That summer, he won the French U23 title over 800 metres in Albi.[8]

Ouerrat set a new French U23 indoor record for the 800 metres with a time of 1:46.08 in Metz in February 2025.[9][10] Ouerrat then won the 2025 French Indoor Athletics Championships that month in Miramas, running 1:47.39.[11][12] The following month, he represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[13][14] Ouerrat ran a personal best of 1:45.47 for the 800 metres in Luxembourg in 2025.[15] In August, he was a finalist over 800 metres at the 2025 French Athletics Championships.[16] In September, Ouerrat won over 800 metres in a personal best time of 1:44.86 in Trier, Germany.[17]

In Metz in February 2026, he ran an indoors personal best of 1:45.69 for the 800 metres.[18] The time met the automatic qualifying standard for the 2026 World Indoor Championships.[19] Ouerrat ran a personal best to win in a time of 1:43.80 for the 800 metres at the Meeting Nikaia on 13 June 2026, and placed sixth competing over 800 m in the 2026 Diamond League on 28 June at the 2026 Meeting de Paris.[20][21] In July, he ran the 800 metres in 1:43.81 to place second at the Meeting Stanislas Nancy in France.[22] On 10 July, he acted as a pacemaker as Emmanuel Wanyonyi ran a new world record time for 1000 metres at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[23] On 25 July 2026, he won the 800 metres in a time of 1:44.92 at the 2026 French Championships.[24] In August, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the 800 metres.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Louey Ouerrat". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  2. ↑ "Remiremont – Athletics: Eleven AVEC athletes shine at the Vosges championships". remiremontvallees.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Department celebrates young Vosges talents". remiremontvallees.com. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  4. ↑ "Louey Ouerrat from Épinal is about to enter another world". Vosges Matin. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  5. ↑ "The athlete from Athletic Vosges Entente Club Louey Ouerrat following in the footsteps of Pierre-Ambroise Bosse". 21 June 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  6. ↑ "Louey Ouerrat restera un peu sur sa faim". Vosges Matin. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  7. ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  8. ↑ "French U23 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  9. ↑ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Runners to watch". Athle.fr. February 20, 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  10. ↑ "Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  11. ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  12. ↑ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Raffin and Collet have taken off". Athle.fr. February 23, 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  13. ↑ "LA SÉLECTION FRANÇAISE". athle.fr. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
  14. ↑ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  15. ↑ Nappey, Etienne (28 July 2025). "Les résultats du week-end : Alessandrini et Pizzo accélèrent". Athle.fr. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  16. ↑ "French Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  17. ↑ "Majtie Kolberg & Co. report fit for Tokyo at the floodlit meeting". Leichtathletik. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  18. ↑ Smith, Gary (February 8, 2026). "Femke Bol Runs Impressive 1:59.07, Sets Dutch Record on 800m Debut in Metz". World-Track. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Results - Paris Diamond League (Meeting de Paris) 2026". Watch Athletics. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (13 Jun 2026). "8.54m! Tentoglou takes wind assisted world lead as javelin greats defeated by Briton". European Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  22. ↑ Mills, Steven (4 Jul 2026). "Pernici breaks 53-year-old Italian 800m record in Tomblaine". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Wanyonyi breaks world 1000m record with 2:11.83 in Monaco". World Athletics. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  24. ↑ Clot-Amiot, Victor (25 July 2026). "Black confirme, Miellet monte en puissance… les 5 temps forts de la 2e journée des Championnats de France d'athlétisme 2026". dicodusport. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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