Yann Spillman

Yann Spillman

Personal information
Born	(2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 45.78 (2025) Indoors 400m: 46.18 (2025)

Yann Spillman (born 15 July 2002) is a French sprinter. ^[1]

Career

He was runner-up over 400 metres in the U23 French Championships in 2022. ^[2] He made his international debut in a French vest at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland. ^[3]

He won the 200 metres and the 400 metres, in 46.59 seconds, at the Rhône Valley Indoor Championships in January 2024. ^[4] He ran an indoor 400 metres personal best in February 2024 in Lyon of 46.49 seconds. ^[5] He had a second place finish in the 400 metres at the 2024 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Miramas. ^{[6] [7]} He ran for France in the final of the Mixed 4x400m relay at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. ^[8] He was a member of the French relay team which finished fourth in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. ^[9] He was selected for the French relay pool for the 2024 Olympic Games, although he did not race at the Games. ^{[10] [11]}

He set a new indoor 400 metres personal best in Aubiere in January 2025, of 46.18 seconds. ^[12] He was part of the French 4x400m team which set a national record in finishing fifth at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. ^[13] He lowered his outdoor personal best to 45.78 seconds in Oyonnax in June 2025. ^[14] Later that month, he represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid, Spain. ^[15] He was selected for the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay. ^{[16] [17]}

Personal life

He is from Carspach in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace, France. ^[10] He studied for a Global BBA at ESSEC Business School in Lyon. ^{[18] [19]} He had an internship at an investment bank in 2024. ^[20]

References

1. "Yann Spillman". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
2. "Dans les pas de Christophe Lemaitre jusqu'au tour de piste... Yann Spillmann rêve en grand à Aix-les-Bains". Le Dauphine. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. "Euro Espoirs : première en Bleu pour le Carspachois Yann Spillmann". lalsace.fr. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
4. Steen, Benjamin (20 January 2024). "Rhône Valley Indoor Championships: Yann Spillmann from Lyon sets the record in the 400m". leprogres.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
5. "Batz lands big personal best in Lyon". Euroepan Athletics. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
6. "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
7. "ionnats de France en salle : Spillmann en argent, Schaub finalement aussi". Lalsace. 18 Feb 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
8. "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
9. "European Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
10. Hauss, Jules (15 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: Alsatian athlete Yann Spillmann, a surprise guest in the 4x400m". francebleu.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
11. "Sundgau aux JO : Yann Spillmann raconte ses Jeux 2024, en attendant Los Angeles 2028…". Lalsace.fr. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
12. "Meeting des Volcans". World Athletics. 5 Jan 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
13. "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
14. "Championnats Vallée du Rhône CJES". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
15. "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
16. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
17. "La sélection française". Athle.fr. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
18. Marrin, Meghan (August 4, 2024). "This French B-School Is Represented By An Incredible 26 Olympians In The 2024 Paris Games". poetsandquants.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
19. Rouschop, Fabien (24 Jan 2025). "Yann Spillmann wants to accelerate further". dna.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
20. "L'Alsacien Yann Spillmann aux championnats de France avec l'Euro dans le viseur". Lalsace. 21 Feb 2024.