Romain Mornet
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Romain Mornet (born 8 November 1997) is a French middle-distance and cross country runner. He won the 1500 metres at the French Athletics Championships in 2024 and 2026.[1]
Biography
Mornet was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin alongside Charlotte Mouchet, Azeddine Habz and Anaïs Bourgoin.[2]
In 2023, at the Montesson meeting he ran a 3:34.29 personal best over 1500 metres and was selected to represent France at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia.[3]
He won the French national indoor title at the French Indoor Athletics Championships in Miramas in February 2024.[4] He ran for France at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the mixed relay in Belgrade in March 2024, and alongside Nicolas-Marie Daru, Flavie Renouard and Mouchet placed sixth overall.[5]
In June 2024, he became French Athletics Championships title winner over 1500 metres.[6] He was also a finalist in that distance at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, placing eleventh overall.[7][8]
Mornet qualified for the final of the 3000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[9] He ran a personal best of 3:31.62 for the 1500 metres at the 2025 Meeting de Paris.[10] In September 2025, he was a semi-finalist over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[11][12]
Mornet was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland in March 2026, running the 1500 metres in 3:41.68 without advancing to the final.[13][14] In May, he was runner-up to Darragh McElhinney in the 1500 metres at the Trond Mohn Games in Bergen, running 3:38.27.[15] On 26 July, he won the 1500 metres at the French Athletics Championships in Albi.[16] In August, he competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, placing eighth in the final of the 1500 metres.[17]
Personal life
Based in Laval, Mayenne, he works as a supply teacher in P.E. when not racing.[7]
References
- ↑ "Romain Mornet". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "France ranks third in the mixed relay of the European Cross Championships". lequipe.fr. December 11, 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Romain Mornet at the European Team Championships, blue sky in a beautiful month of June". Ouest-France. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Mixed Relay Results - World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "French Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- 1 2 Felden, Quentin (July 9, 2024). "Romain Mornet speaks out after not being selected for the Olympic Games!". Run-ix. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Romain Mornet : « L'athlétisme est ma passion. Maintenant, c'est aussi mon métier… »". Ouest-France. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Athlétisme. Championnats d'Europe : Romain Mornet assure sa place en finale". Leshernbiers. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Results - Paris Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (28 May 2026). "35.49! Jaeger just shy of European best at Trond Mohn Games as men's hammer impresses". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Lesueur Publié, Louka (26 July 2026). "Le record de France pour Samuel Vessat, les minima pour Méta Tumba… les temps forts de la 3e journée des Championnats de France d'athlétisme 2026". dicodusport.fr. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.