Simon Krauss (born 12 February 1992) is a French athlete specialising in the

high hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. He won a gold medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships. His personal bests are 13.51 seconds in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...

(-0.3 m/s, Montreuil-sous-Bois 2014) and 7.63 seconds in the

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...

(Reims 2018).

International competitions

¹Disqualified in the semifinals

References

1992 births Living people French male hurdlers Sportspeople from Orléans Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France 21st-century French people {{France-hurdles-bio-stub