Jeff Erius (born 8 March 2004) is a French sprinter. He is French national champion over

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. He competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the

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Career

He participated in 2021 at the age of 17 years-old in the 2021 French Athletics Championships in

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, placing third in the

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event. He won silver in the 100 metres at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in

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in 10.27 seconds. On February 18, 2023, in

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at the 2023 French Indoor Athletics Championships he won his first senior national title by winning the

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in a time of 6.62 seconds, establishing a new French junior record. He competed at the

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and the

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, however a hamstring injury ruled him out for the rest of the season. In February 2024, he retained his 60m French national title in

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running a personal best of 6.58 seconds. He was subsequently selected to compete for France at the

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, where he progressed through his heat of the 60 metres in 6.63 seconds and ran the same time in the semi-finals without proceeding to the final. He was part of the French relay team which won bronze at the

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in May 2024. He competed in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the

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as part of the French team which qualified for the final and placed sixth overall. On 10 April 2025, he was named in the French team for the

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, China in May 2025. He competed at the

in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. On the second day of the competition he helped France secure a qualifying place for the upcoming World Championships.

Personal life

He is from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erius, Jeff 2004 births Living people French male sprinters Athletes from Strasbourg Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France 21st-century French sportsmen