Lenny Chanteur

Lenny Chanteur

Personal information
Born	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 19)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m: 6.80 (2025) 100m: 10.22 (2025) 200m: 21.25 (2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  France European U20 Championships 2025 Tampere 4x100 m relay

Lenny Chanteur (born 14 March 2006) is a French sprinter. ^[1]

Career

He is from Piscop in Val-d'Oise and came to athletics relatively late at the age of 16 yesrs-old, having previously played football and handball. He is a member of Domont Athletics in Domont. In Châteauroux, he was runner-up over 100 metres at the French junior championships running 10.60 seconds. His performance earned him his first selection for the French national team for the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, in the 4 x 100 metres relay. ^[2]

He ran a personal best for the 100 metres to 10.22 seconds in 2025 to move to the top of the European under-20 rankings. ^[3] He qualified for the 100m final at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, despite losing a shoe mid-race, placing second in his semifinal in 10.61 (-0.1m/s). ^[4] He subsequently had a fifth place finish in the final in 10.50 seconds. ^[5] Chanteur ran the second leg of the French team's gold medal winning 4x100m relay men's team. ^{[6] [7]}

He received his first call-up to a senior French team for the 4x100m relay at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[6]

References

1. "Lenny Chanteur". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
2. "Athletics: Lenny Chanteur, sprinter from Domont, makes a successful debut". Actu.fr. 1 Sep 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
3. Mills, Steven (24 July 2025). "World U20 champion Tumba features on French team for Tampere 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 6 Sep 2025.
4. "Italian sprint star Doualla Edimo speeds through to 100m final". European Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
5. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
6. Mills, Steven (5 Sep 2025). "From Tampere to Tokyo! Eight European U20 champions to compete in Tokyo 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
7. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.