Nicolas-Marie Daru Explained

Nicolas-Marie Daru
Sport:Athletics
Event:Cross-country running, 3000m Steeplechase
Birth Date:21 October 1988
Pb:3000m s'chase: 8:16.36 (Chorzow, 2024)

Nicolas-Marie Daru (born 21 October 1988) is a French runner. In 2024, he became French national cross country champion, and also won the 3000m steeplechase at the French Athletics Championships.[1]

Early life

From Grenoble, Daru joined the French army in 2006.[2]

Career

He won the 2024 French Cross Country Championships.[3]

He qualified for the final and finished sixth overall at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the 3000m steeplechase.[4] [5] He then won the 2024 French Athletics Championships in June 2024 in that discipline.[6]

In July 2024, he was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicolas-Marie Daru. World Athletics. 7 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Athletics / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cross-Country Championships. Military in Échirolles and ten years without competition... who is Nicolas-Marie Daru, the regional cross-country champion. 21 February 2022. ledauphine.com. 7 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Huge number from Isérois Nicolas-Marie Daru, French short cross champion!. ledauphine.com. 7 July 2024. March 10, 2024.
  4. Web site: Nicolas-Marie Daru, from former army commando to the European steeplechase final. lequipe. 7 July 2024. 8 June 2024.
  5. Web site: European Athletics Championships. World Athletics. 7 July 2024. 7 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Athlétisme. Nicolas-Marie Daru, l’ancien commando de l’armée ira aux JO sur 3 000 m steeple . Ouest-France. 30 June 2024. 7 July 2024.
  7. Web site: La Sélection Française. athle.fr. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.