Lidia Chojecka-Leandro is a retired Polish middle- and long-distance runner who mainly competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She won bronze medals in the 1500 m at the 1997 and 1999 World Indoor Championships, and for the 3000 m at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. Chojecka is a six-time European Indoor Championships medallist in the 1500 m and 3000 m events, earning three golds and three silvers. She took the double at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, becoming the first runner, male or female, to win both events at the same championships. She had been one of the most consistent middle-distance runners in Europe throughout the 1990s, and finished fifth and sixth in back-to-back Olympic 1500 m finals in 2000 and 2004.
Maria Martins is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres. She was born in Santa Katarina, Cape Verde.
Yoann Kowal is a French middle and long-distance runner. He formerly specialized in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase before switching to longer races such as the 10,000 metres.
Adam Piotr Kszczot is a retired Polish middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. His achievements include silver medals at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as well as silver and bronze at the 2014 and 2010 World Indoor Championships respectively. Kszczot won three gold medals in the 800 m at both the European Outdoor and Indoor Championships. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2012 and 2016, narrowly missing the final on both occasions.
Patricia Djaté-Taillard is a retired French middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.
Mohammad Mutlak Khalif Al-Azemi is a Kuwaiti middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. His 800 m personal bests of 1:44.13 minutes outdoors and 1:48.93 minutes indoors are the Kuwaiti records for the event. He represented his nation at the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012, and has also made four appearances at the World Championships in Athletics.
Stella Jongmans is a retired Dutch athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. She won the gold at the 1995 Summer Universiade and silver at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. In addition, she represented The Netherlands at two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 1996.
Anita Brägger is a retired Swiss middle-distance runner who competed mostly in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics failing to qualify for the semifinals. In addition, she competed at three World Championships, in 1999, 2001 and 2003, reaching semifinals twice.
Nicolas Aissat is a retired French middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals.
Élodie Olivarès is a French athlete specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at three consecutive World Championships starting in 2005.
Gudaf Tsegay Desta is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She is the current world record holder on 5000 m (14:00.21), set at the 2023 final Diamond League event, the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is also where she won the World Athletics Championships on 5000 m in 2022. At the World Athletics Championships, Tsegay also won the gold medal for 10,000 metres in 2023; a bronze for the 1500 metres in 2019, and silver in 2022. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist in the women's 5000 metres. She is a two-time World Indoor Championship 1500 m medallist, claiming bronze in 2016 and gold in 2022. She is also the world indoor record holder for the 1500 m, setting previously in this event world under-18 (current) and U20 (former) records.
Kathleen Friedrich is a German former middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. She has a personal best of 4 minutes 4.27 seconds, as well as an 800 metres best of 2:01.45.
Frédérique Quentin is a retired French athlete who specialised in the middle-distance events. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three World Championships, without qualifying to the final.
Hervé Phélippeau is a retired French middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres. He won the gold medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. In addition, he represented his country at two World Indoor Championships.
Montserrat Pujol Clusella is a retired Spanish hurdler and middle-distance runner. She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as one outdoor and one indoor World Championships.
Saïd Chébili is a French former middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 1500 metres. He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.
Simona Vrzalová is a Czech middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships and 2018 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round.
Jemma Reekie is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The 2020 French Indoor Athletics Championships was the 49th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for France, organised by the French Athletics Federation. It was held on 29 February – 1 March at the Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin in Liévin. A total of 28 events were contested over the two-day competition. It was to serve as preparation for the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in China before the French championships.
Mohamed "Mo" Katir El Haouzi is a Spanish middle- and long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2022 and the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Katir took silver in the 5000 metres at the 2022 European Championships. He is the European indoor record holder for the 3000 metres.
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