Laurane Picoche Explained

Laurane Picoche
Years Active:2010s
Birth Place:Remiremont, (Vosges)
Height:1.74m
Club:SCO Ste-Marguerite Marseille

Laurane Picoche (born 17 July 1985, at Remiremont) is a French athlete, who specializes in the distance races and in the middle-distance races.

Biography

In cross-country she received the team silver medal at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships, at Szentendre Hungary, and placed fifth there in the individual event. She was also this same year the French Cross Country Champion.[1]

She won the 1500 meters title during the 2013 French Athletic Championships which took place in Charléty Stadium in Paris.

She placed 8th at the 2014 Paris Marathon in 2:39:22.

She placed 6th in the 2015 Paris Half Marathon just behind her compatriot Karine Pasquier, in 1:13:47[2]

Records

Event! scope="col"
PerformanceLocationDate
1 500 m4:11.60Tomblaine26 June 2009
5 000 m15:48.81Huelva12 June 2013
Marathon2:39:20Paris6 April 2014

References

  1. Web site: Biographie - Laurane Picoche. the site of Fédération française d'athlétisme. 28 April 2014.
  2. https://www.lepape-info.com/courses/les-resultats-du-semi-marathon-de-paris-le-8-mars-2015/ Results of the Paris Half Marathon 2015