Belgian athlete (born 1996)
Florent Mabille
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Nationality | Belgian |
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Born | (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | 400m |
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Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.71 (Heusden-Zolder, 2023) |
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Florent Mabille (born 27 October 1996) is a Belgian sprinter. In 2023, he became Belgian national champion over 400 metres indoors.[1]
Career
2023
In February 2023, he won the 2023 Belgian Indoor Athletics Championships over 400 metres in Gent.[2]
He lowered his 400m personal best to 45.71 seconds in Heusden in May 2023.[3] It was the tenth fastest time ever recorded by a Belgian at the distance.[4] In July 2023, he finished as runner-up to Alexander Doom at the 2023 Belgian Athletics Championships in Bruges.[5] He ran at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the Belgian mixed 4x400m relay team which placed fifth overall in August 2023.[6][7]
2024
He ran as part of the Belgian mixed 4x400m relay which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]
He ran as part of the Belgian men’s 4x400m relay team that won gold at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome[9][10] and as a member of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he just missed out on a medal. Despite the team posting a national record in the final, it finished 4th for the 3rd straight Olympics.[11]
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