Yann Spillman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 400m: 44.92 (2026) Indoors 400m: 46.18 (2025) |
Yann Spillman (born 15 July 2002) is a French sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres. He represented France at the 2025 World Athletics Championships and was part of the French 4 x 400m relay team which set an indoor national record at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
Spillman was runner-up over 400 metres in the U23 French Championships in 2022.[2] He made his international debut in a French vest at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.[3]
Spillman won the 200 metres and the 400 metres, in 46.59 seconds, at the Rhône Valley Indoor Championships in January 2024.[4] He ran an indoor 400 metres personal best in February 2024 in Lyon of 46.49 seconds.[5] He had a second place finish in the 400 metres at the 2024 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Miramas.[6][7] He ran for France in the final of the Mixed 4x400m relay at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] He was a member of the French relay team which finished fourth in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[9] He was selected for the French relay pool for the 2024 Olympic Games, although he did not race at the Games.[10][11]
Spillman set a new indoor 400 metres personal best in Aubiere in January 2025, of 46.18 seconds.[12] He was part of the French 4x400m team which set a national record in finishing fifth at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[13] He lowered his outdoor personal best to 45.78 seconds in Oyonnax in June 2025.[14] Later that month, he represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid, Spain.[15] He was selected for the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[16][17]
On 26 July, he ran a new personal best of 44.92 seconds in placing third in the 400 m at the French Athletics Championships in Albi.[18] He had earlier also ran a new personal best of 45.06 seconds in the preliminary round the previous day.[19] Competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England in August, he was a semi-finalist in the 400 metres.[20] He also competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the championships.[21]
Personal life
He is from Carspach in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace, France.[10] He studied for a Global BBA at ESSEC Business School in Lyon.[22][23] He had an internship at an investment bank in 2024.[24]
References
- ↑ "Yann Spillman". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Dans les pas de Christophe Lemaitre jusqu'au tour de piste... Yann Spillmann rêve en grand à Aix-les-Bains". Le Dauphine. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Euro Espoirs : première en Bleu pour le Carspachois Yann Spillmann". lalsace.fr. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Steen, Benjamin (20 January 2024). "Rhône Valley Indoor Championships: Yann Spillmann from Lyon sets the record in the 400m". leprogres.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Batz lands big personal best in Lyon". Euroepan Athletics. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "ionnats de France en salle : Spillmann en argent, Schaub finalement aussi". Lalsace. 18 Feb 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "European Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- 1 2 Hauss, Jules (15 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: Alsatian athlete Yann Spillmann, a surprise guest in the 4x400m". francebleu.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Sundgau aux JO : Yann Spillmann raconte ses Jeux 2024, en attendant Los Angeles 2028…". Lalsace.fr. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Meeting des Volcans". World Athletics. 5 Jan 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Championnats Vallée du Rhône CJES". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (26 Jul 2026). "Vessat shatters long-standing French 400m record with 44.24 in Albi". European Athletics. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Marrin, Meghan (August 4, 2024). "This French B-School Is Represented By An Incredible 26 Olympians In The 2024 Paris Games". poetsandquants.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Rouschop, Fabien (24 Jan 2025). "Yann Spillmann wants to accelerate further". dna.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "L'Alsacien Yann Spillmann aux championnats de France avec l'Euro dans le viseur". Lalsace. 21 Feb 2024.