Wilfried Happio

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Wilfried Happio
2022-08-19 European Championships 2022 - Men's 400 Metres Hurdles by Sandro Halank-026.jpg
Wilfried Happio in 2022
Personal information
Born (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 26)
Bourg-la-Reine, France
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 400 metres hurdles
ClubC.A. L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Coached byTony Renia
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Munich 400 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Gävle 400 m hurdles
European U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Grosseto 400 m hurdles
Mediterranean U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jesolo 400 m hurdles

Wilfried Happio (born 22 September 1998) is a French athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. [1] Born by a Martinican mother and a father from Metropolitan France, he won gold medals at the 2017 European U20 and 2019 European U23 Championships. [2]

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His personal best in the event is 47.41 seconds set in Eugene Oregon in 2022.

In June 2025, Happio was served with an 18-month competition ban backdated to January 2025 for an anti-doping rule violation in relation to three missed tests ("whereabouts failures"). [3]

Personal life

In 2020, Happio is accused of assaulting triple jump athlete Janet Scott, with whom he had a brief romantic relationship. The commission considered, after its judgment, that the facts were "not sufficiently established", and said it was unable "to establish whether Mr. Happio assaulted Ms. Scott or whether he acted in self-defense. " [4]

In 2022, he is the subject of a complaint for acts of sexual assault dating back to 2021 which were allegedly committed against another athlete resident at INSEP, a specialist in triple jump. He is eventually taken into custody on December 20 as part of the investigation for "sexual assault". [5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 20th (sf)400 m hurdles (84 cm)53.42
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st400 m hurdles49.93
2018 Mediterranean U23 Championships Jesolo, Italy 2nd400 m hurdles 50.65
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st400 m hurdles 49.03
World Championships Doha, Qatar 33rd (h)400 m hurdles 51.25
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 21st (sf)400 m hurdles 49.49
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 4th400 m hurdles 47.41
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd400 m hurdles 48.56
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (sf)400 m hurdles 48.83
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 7th (sf)400 m hurdles 48.55
Olympic Games Paris, France 12th (sf)400 m hurdles 48.66

References

  1. ↑ Wilfried Happio at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Kelsall, Christopher (20 June 2025). "Wesam Alfarsi and Wilfried Happio banned for doping-related issues". Athletics Illustrated.
  4. ↑ "Athlé - Violences : Wilfried Happio relaxé par l'organe disciplinaire de la FFA". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Wilfried Happio placé en garde à vue dans le cadre d'une enquête pour " agression sexuelle "". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
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