Nicolas-Marie Daru

Nicolas-Marie Daru

Personal information
Born	(1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 36)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Cross-country running, 3000m Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000m s'chase: 8:10.69 (Shanghai, 2025)

Nicolas-Marie Daru (born 21 October 1988) is a French runner. In 2024, he became French national cross country champion, and also won the 3000m steeplechase at the French Athletics Championships. ^[1]

Early life

From Grenoble, Daru joined the French army in 2006. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

He won the 2024 French Cross Country Championships. ^[4] He ran for France at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the mixed relay in Belgrade in March 2024, and alongside Romain Mornet, Flavie Renouard and Charlotte Mouchet placed sixth overall. ^[5]

He qualified for the final and finished sixth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the 3000m steeplechase. ^{[6] [7]} He then won the 2024 French Athletics Championships in June 2024 in that discipline. ^[3] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase. ^{[8] [9]}

He lowered his personal best to 8:11.78 for the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025. ^[10] The following week, he lowered it to 8:10.69 at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025. ^[11] In June 2025, he raced for France at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid, placing third in the 3000 metres steeplechase in the first division. ^{[12] [13]} He placed fifth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August. ^[14] He was selected for the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[15] He finished seventh in the World Championship final on 15 September 2025. ^[16]

References

1. "Nicolas-Marie Daru". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
2. "Athletics / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cross-Country Championships. Military in Échirolles and ten years without competition... who is Nicolas-Marie Daru, the regional cross-country champion". ledauphine.com. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
3. "Athlétisme. Nicolas-Marie Daru, l'ancien commando de l'armée ira aux JO sur 3 000 m steeple". Ouest-France. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
4. "Huge number from Isérois Nicolas-Marie Daru, French short cross champion!". ledauphine.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
5. "Mixed Relay Results - World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
6. "Nicolas-Marie Daru, from former army commando to the European steeplechase final". lequipe. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
7. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
8. "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
9. "La Sélection Française". athle.fr. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
10. "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
11. "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
12. "France Seeks Return to Glory at European Team Championships Madrid 2025". madridetch2025.com. June 26, 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
13. Broadbent, Chris (27 June 2025). "Mohamed Attaoui thrills Spanish crowd with championship record in men's 800m". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
14. Collett, Jasmine (28 August 2025). "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
15. "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
16. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 Sep 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.