Yannick Fonsat (born 16 June 1988 in

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) is a French sprinter who specialises in the 400 meters. He was the 2007 European Junior Champion at

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. As French junior champion, he had run at the

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, but didn't make the finals. During the 2007 Indoor season, he set the French Junior record and ran with the senior 4x400 metres team at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was selected for the

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, but was unable to run after the bag containing his spikes were stolen. Finding a replacement a few days later, he ran on the French relay team where he came out of his exchange in dead last place, his final kick passed three other teams and brought France into close contention though they finished in seventh place. Fonsat won the 400m bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships. He had also competed at the

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and

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editions but was unable to reach the finals.

References

French male sprinters 1988 births Athletes from Paris Living people European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games {{France-sprint-bio-stub