Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (born 22 September 1991) is a French
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
who specialises in the
sprint hurdles.
Born to a French father and a mother from the Ivory Coast, he has written his name in his country's record books.
He is a three-time medalist in the 60 metres hurdles at the
IAAF World Indoor Championships and also won the bronze medal in the 110 metres at the
2014 European Championships and the gold medal at the
2018 European Championships
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in the same event. He also won the
bronze medal
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at the
2019 World Championships
He set his personal best of 12.95 seconds in July 2014 in Monaco. His brother
Thomas, also a promising hurdler, similarly achieved a personal best at the same meeting.
International competitions
Personal best
References
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
French male hurdlers
French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Olympic male hurdlers
Olympic athletes for France
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for France
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships winners
Diamond League winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
20th-century French people
21st-century French people
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