Louis Gilavert

Louis Gilavert
Louis Gilavert (left) in Grosseto 2017
nation	France
birthday	1st January 1998 (age 22)
place of birth	Corbeil-Essonnes , France
size	181 cm
Career
discipline	Obstacle course
Best performance	8: 32.48 min
society	Athle Sud 77
Trainer	Thierry Choffin
status	active
Medal table
European Cross Country Championships 2 × 1 × 1 × U20 European Championships 0 × 0 × 1 ×
European Cross Country Championships silver Šamorín 2017 U20 team bronze Šamorín 2017 U20 singles gold Tilburg 2018 U23 team gold Lisbon 2019 U23 team  U20 European Championships bronze Grosseto 2017 3000 m obstacle
last change: May 30, 2020

Louis Gilavert (born January 1, 1998 in Corbeil-Essonnes ) is a French athlete who specializes in the obstacle course .

Athletic career

Louis Gilavert gained his first international experience in 2015 when he finished seventh in the 2000 meter obstacle course in 5: 46.00 min at the Youth World Championships in Cali . The following year he was eliminated from the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz with 9: 09.58 minutes in advance and in 2017 he won the bronze medal at the U20 European Championships in Grosseto in 8: 57.12 minutes. In 2018 he took part in the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona and reached twelfth place after 9: 12.44 minutes. The following year he was sixth at the U23 European Championships in Gävle in 8: 48.28 minutes and in December he finished 40th in the U23 class after 25:55 minutes at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon and secured himself in the gold medal in the team ranking.

Personal best

• 3000 meters: 8: 13.81 min, April 23, 2016 in Saint-Denis
  • 3000 meters (hall): 7: 59.63 min, February 29, 2020 in Liévin
• 3000 m obstacle: 8: 29.45 min, May 25, 2019 in Oordegem

Web links

• Louis Gilavert in the database of World Athletics (English)