| Corentin le Clezio | |
| Nationality: | French |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Middle distance running |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1999 |
| Pb: | 800m: 1:44.25 (2024) |
Corentin Le Clezio (born 24 September 1999) is a French middle distance runner. He competed over 800 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]
He spent time in his childhood in Saint-Caradec. He was a keen handball player in his youth. He attended school in Cergy-Pontoise.[2]
He was a silver medalist over 800 metres at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu in August 2023.[3]
In October 2023, Le Clézio made a three-second improvement on to his personal best for the 800 metres, improving from 1:48.91 to 1:45.61. After this, he hired Vincent Guyot as his coach with the aim to qualify for the upcoming Olympic Games held in his native France.[4]
He met the minimum Olympic standard whilst running in Vienna on 22 June 2024, running 1:44.25.[5] [6] He finished third at the French Athletics Championships in Angers in June 2024.[7] [8]
He competed in the 800 metres race at the 2024 Paris Olympics, placing fourth in his qualifying heat.[9]
He is from Beauvais in the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region.[10]