Jeff Erius

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Jeff Erius
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)
Strasbourg, France
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m 6.58 (Miramas, 2024)
100m 9.98 (Albi, 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Relays
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Nassau 4×100 m relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 100 m

Jeff Erius (born 8 March 2004) is a French sprinter. He is French national champion over 60 metres. [1]

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Career

He participated in 2021 at the age of 17 years-old in the 2021 French Athletics Championships in Angers, placing third in the 200 meters event. [2] He won silver in the 100 metres at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in 10.27 seconds. [3]

On February 18, 2023, in Aubière at the 2023 French Indoor Athletics Championships he won his first senior national title by winning the 60 meters in a time of 6.62 seconds, establishing a new French junior record. [4] He competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul and the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, however a hamstring injury ruled him out for the rest of the season. [5]

In February 2024, he retained his 60m French national title in Miramas running a personal best of 6.58 seconds. [6] He was subsequently selected to compete for France at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [7]

He was part of the French 4x100m relay team which won bronze at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024. [8]

Personal life

He is from Strasbourg. [9]

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References

  1. "Jeff Erius". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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  3. Ballester, Vincent (16 July 2021). "VIDEO. Athletics: at 17, Strasbourg phenomenon Jeff Erius once again beats the European record for the 100 meter cadets". France3-refions. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. "Alsatian Jeff Erius wins the title of French 60m champion and the French junior record (662)". lalsace.fr. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. Donneux, Romain (July 3, 2023). "The 19-year-old French international was injured during the Troyes meeting on Saturday, where he had set his best time of the summer in the 100m". Lequipe. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. "L'Alsacien Jeff Erius champion de France du 60 m en salle et qualifié pour les Mondiaux". dna. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. "Jeff Erius a tutoyé le gratin mondial aux championnats du monde en salle à Glasgow". lalsace.fr. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. "Jeff Erius and the 4x100m bronze at the Relay Worlds". lalsace.fr. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. Goetz, Manuel (23 December 2021). "Athlétisme : le Strasbourgeois Jeff Erius, la pépite du sprint français qui court après l'or et le temps". France3-regions. Retrieved 19 May 2024.