 Drion in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maximilien Drion du Chapois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1997 Uccle, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski mountaineering | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maximilien Drion du Chapois (born 28 September 1997) is a Belgian ski mountaineer and trail runner.
Drion was introduced to mountaineering by his parents at five years old. In 2008, his family moved to Vercorin, Switzerland. There he met Claude-Gérard Lamon, who introduced him to ski mountaineering at ten years old. [1] To complement his winter activities, he took up mountain running and trail running during the summer. [2]
On 26 March 2021, Drion earned his first career World Cup victory in the vertical race. [3] He then competed at the 2022 European Championships and won a bronze medal in the vertical race with a time of 23:24. [4] [5]
He competed at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a silver medal in the vertical race with a time of 22:54.9. [6] During the 2024–25 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup he finished second in the overall standings with 896 points. [7]
In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a silver medal in the vertical race with a time of 19:37.0. [8] During the first race of the 2025–26 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup on 7 December 2025, he finished in third place in the sprint event. [9] He finished in second place in the Olympic qualification rankings, and qualified to represent Belgium at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [10]
