Brice Etès Explained
| Nationality: | Monégasque |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Monaco |
| Weight: | 73kg (161lb) |
| Country: |  |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 800 m |
Brice Etès (born 11 April 1984 in Monaco) is a Monégasque athlete of French descent who is a middle-distance specialist.
Career
He holds the national record in Monaco 1:47.61, reached at the 2010 IAAF Diamond League which was held in Monaco (9th), but his personal time is 1:47.03, obtained in 2008 when he did not yet hold Monegasque nationality.
He qualified for the semifinals of the 800m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships after the fall of many opponents in his series. He won the Games of the Small States of Europe in 2005, 2007, 2011 (4th in 2009). He represented Monaco at the 2011 World Championships which was held in Daegu, South Korea, where he was eliminated in the heats.
He competed in the men's 800 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He finished 8th in his heat with a time of 1:50.40 and did not qualify for the semifinals.[1] He was the flagbearer for Monaco during the Parade of Nations.[2]
Competition record
| Representing |
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| 2001 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Serravalle, San Marino | 3rd | 800 m | 1:53.66 |
| 2003 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Marsa, Malta | 4th | 800 m | 1:53.13 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.19 |
| 2005 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 1:54.71 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.66 |
| 2007 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Fontvieille, Monaco | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 1:51.29 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1500 m | 3:53.95 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.82 |
| 2009 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Nicosia, Cyprus | 4th | 800 m | 1:53.93 |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.00 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.82 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 22nd (h) | 800 m | 1:53.52 |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 15th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.52 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 19th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.75 |
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Schaan, Liechtenstein | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 48.63 (NR) |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 800 m | 1:52.31 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.10 (NR) |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 29th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.22 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 23rd (h) | 800 m | 1:52.93 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | – | 800 m | DNF |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | 800 m | DQ |
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | 8th (h) | 400 m | 49.50 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 1:54.05 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.15 |
| Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 13th (q) | 800 m | 1:50.55 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 42nd (h) | 800 m | 1:53.60 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 15th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.24 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 38th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.57 |
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Reykjavík, Iceland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 1:57.67 |
| 4th | 1500 m | 3:57.41 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 31st (h) | 800 m | 1:48.52 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 23rd (h) | 800 m | 1:50.53 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 48th (h) | 800 m | 1:50.40 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 20th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.35 |
| Games of the Small States of Europe | Serravalle, San Marino | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.46 | |
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826085921/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-800m . 2016-08-26 .
- Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. 2016-08-16. 2016-08-27.
