Mallory Leconte Explained

Mallory Leconte
Nationality:French
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:4 October 2000
Pb:60m: 7.26 (Mondeville, 2023)
100m: 11.23 (Albi, 2023)

Mallory Leconte (born 4 October 2000) is a French sprinter. She is a multiple-time French national champion over 100 metres and 60 metres.[1]

Early life

Leconte and her twin brother Jerry were both talent spotted at school and joined Saint-Denis Emotion athletics club in 2011.[2]

Career

Leconte was a bronze medalist in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.[3]

She won her first senior title French senior championship in February 2022 in the 60m indoors, with a personal best time of 7.34 seconds.[4] She won the 2022 French Athletics Championships 100m title outdoors in Caen.[5] She raced at the 2022 European Championships in Munich where she reached the semi-final of the 100 meters.[6] She also ran as part of the French relay team in the 4x100m at the that qualified for the final.[7]

She retained 2023 French Athletics Championships 100m title in Albi with a personal best time of 11.23 seconds.[8] She ran for France at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[9]

She ran as part of the French 4x100m relay team which finished as runner-up and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] [11]

Personal life

From Saint-Denis, she attended Paris Nanterre University[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mallory Leconte. World Athletics. 19 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Anouk. Riondet. 2024 Olympics: "the dream of a lifetime" is being prepared "with family" for the athletes of the Saint-Denis Émotion club. medium.com. September 29, 2021.
  3. Web site: The men's 4x400m titled at the Euro hopefuls. 19 May 2024. www.lequipe.fr. July 12, 2021.
  4. Web site: Génération Jeux, a five-year term of champions. Christophe. Lehousse. seinesaintdenis.fr . April 15, 2022. 19 May 2024.
  5. Web site: A Zhoya record, disappointment for the French 100m... What to remember from Saturday. ledauphine.com. June 26, 2022. 19 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Munich 2022 / athletics: Mallory Leconte qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 100m. france.tv. August 15, 2022. 19 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Athletics. European Championships: what can the three French relays aim for in the final?. 20 August 2022. Ouest-France. 19 May 2024.
  8. Web site: What to remember from the 2nd day of the French Championships in Albi. Annabelle. Rolnin. lequipe.fr. July 29, 2023. 19 May 2024.
  9. Web site: World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023. World Athletics. 19 May 2024. 19 August 2023.
  10. Web site: World Athletics. Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Worlds: two podiums for the blue 4x100 m, the men's 4x400 m fails to obtain direct qualification for the Olympics . Marc. Ventouillac. lequipe.fr. May 6, 2024. 19 May 2024.
  12. Web site: Interview Mallory Leconte. Renaud . Goude. lifa-athle.fr. August 15, 2022. 19 May 2024.