Romain Mornet

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Romain Mornet
Personal information
Born (1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor
  • 800 m : 1:48.94 (Limoges, 2024)
  • 1500 m : 3:31.62 (Paris, 2025)
  • 3000 m : 7:36.44 (Leuven, 2024)
  • Indoor
  • 1500 m : 3:37.03 (Karlsruhe, 2025)
  • Mile : 3:54.68 (Liévin, 2025)
  • 3000 m : 7:40.39 (Luxembourg, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Turin Mixed relay

Romain Mornet (born 8 November 1997) is a French middle-distance and cross country runner. [1]

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Career

He was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin alongside Charlotte Mouchet, Azeddine Habz and Anaïs Bourgoin. [2]

In 2023, at the Montesson meeting he ran a 3:34.29 personal best over 1500 metres and was selected to represent France at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia. [3]

He won the French national indoor title at the French Indoor Athletics Championships in Miramas in February 2024. [4] He ran for France at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the mixed relay in Belgrade in March 2024, and alongside Nicolas-Marie Daru, Flavie Renouard and Mouchet placed sixth overall. [5]

In June 2024, he became French Athletics Championships title winner over 1500 metres. [6] He was also a finalist in that distance at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, placing eleventh overall. [7] [8]

He qualified for the final of the 3000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. [9] He ran a personal best of 3:31.62 for the 1500 metres at the 2025 Meeting de Paris. [10] In September 2025, he was a semi-finalist over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [11] [12]

Personal life

Based in Laval, Mayenne, he works as a supply teacher in P.E. when not racing. [7]

References

  1. "Romain Mornet". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. "France ranks third in the mixed relay of the European Cross Championships". lequipe.fr. December 11, 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. "Romain Mornet at the European Team Championships, blue sky in a beautiful month of June". Ouest-France. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  5. "Mixed Relay Results - World Athletics Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  6. "French Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 Felden, Quentin (July 9, 2024). "Romain Mornet speaks out after not being selected for the Olympic Games!". Run-ix. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  8. "Romain Mornet : « L'athlétisme est ma passion. Maintenant, c'est aussi mon métier… »". Ouest-France. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  9. "Athlétisme. Championnats d'Europe : Romain Mornet assure sa place en finale". Leshernbiers. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  10. "Results - Paris Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  11. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  12. "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.