Kévin Hautcœur (born 17 January 1985) is a French runner who specializes in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. He was born in

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

. He finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and won the gold medal at the 2005 European U23 Championships. He competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His personal best time is 1:46.29 minutes, achieved in June 2011 in

Tomblaine Tomblaine () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Stage 7 of the Tour de France on 7 July 2012 started in Tomblaine. The Stade Marcel Picot, football stadium to Ligue 1 side AS Nancy, is located within th ...

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1985 births French male middle-distance runners Living people Sportspeople from Nantes {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub