Gabriel Tual (born 9 April 1998) is a French
middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...
specialising in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...
.
At the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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, after making it through the 800m preliminaries running 1:45.63, Tual ran 1:44.28 in the semifinals on 1 August 2021. This qualified him to compete in the
800 metres final at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
, where he finished 7th in 1:46.03.
During the
2024 European Athletics Championships
The 26th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 to 12 June 2024 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.
It was the third time Italy staged this sporting event after the inaugural 1934 European Athletics Championships, 1934 edition in T ...
, on 9 June 2024, he became the European Champion in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...
, becoming the first
Frenchman
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The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from nort ...
to achieve this feat.
Tual's personal best is 1:41.61, which he achieved at the
2024 Meeting de Paris on 7 July, which places him as the sixthfastest man and the secondfastest European in the two lap race. Ahead of Tual in this race was
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi, who ran 1:41.58, and
Algeria's Djamel Sedjati
Djamel Sedjati (also written Sejati, , born May 3, 1999, in Tiaret) is an Algerian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters. He is the fifth fastest man in history at the distance, behind Marco Arop, Emanuel Wanyonyi, Wilson Kipk ...
, who ran 1:41.56.
At the
2024 Olympic Games
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...
, Tual finished sixth in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...
final, with a time of 1:42.14.
Personal bests
Outdoor
*
800 metres
The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...
– 1:41.61 (Paris 2024)
*
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...
– 3:52.12 (Lormont 2019)
Indoor
*
800 metres
The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...
– 1:47.54 (Miramas 2021)
*
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...
– 3:56.23 (Bordeaux 2018)
References
1998 births
Living people
French male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for France
21st-century French sportsmen
Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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