Pascal Martinot-Lagarde
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Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (born 22 September 1991) is a French athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991 (age 32) Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | France |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 110 metres hurdles |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 110 m h: 12.95 (Monaco 2014) |
Medal record |
Born to a French father and a mother from the Ivory Coast, he has written his name in his country's record books.[2]
He is a three-time medalist in the 60 metres hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and also won the bronze medal in the 110 metres at the 2014 European Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships in the same event. He also won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships
He set his personal best of 12.95 seconds in July 2014 in Monaco. His brother Thomas, also a promising hurdler, similarly achieved a personal best at the same meeting.