Yannick Lesourd (born 3 April 1988 in
Dreux
Dreux () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Geography
Dreux lies on the small river Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, about 35 km north of Chartres. Dreux station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granvi ...
) is a
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
sprint athlete who competes internationally for
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
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Lesourd represented
France at the 2008 Summer Olympics
France sent a team of 323 athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Archery
France will send archers to the Olympics for the twelfth time. France qualified a full team of three women by placing eighth in the women's team event at the 200 ...
in
Beijing
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. He competed at the
4x100 metres relay together with
Martial Mbandjock
Martial Mbandjock (born 14 October 1985 in Roubaix) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008 His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi.
He won the bronze medal in the ...
,
Manuel Reynaert
Manuel Reynaert (born 5 June 1985 in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for France., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008
Reynaert represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He c ...
and
. In their qualification heat they placed sixth in a time of 39.53 seconds and they were eliminated.
References
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Sportspeople from Dreux
1988 births
Living people
French male sprinters
Olympic athletes of France
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships medalists
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