Jimmy Gressier

Jimmy Gressier

Jimmy Gressier in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 24) Boulogne-sur-Mer, France[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 metres
Club	Boulogne-Sur-Mer Ac
Coached by	Dinielle Arnaud (2015–)
Medal record Athletics Representing  France European U23 Championships 2019 Gävle 5000 m 2019 Gävle 10,000 m European Cross Country Championships 2018 Tilburg U23 Race 2019 Lisbon U23 Race Mediterranean U23 Championships 2018 Jesolo 5000 m

Jimmy Gressier (born 4 May 1997) is a French long-distance runner.^[2] He won three gold medals in the U23 category at the European Cross Country Championships. He is known for race finish celebrations. At the 2018 edition of the European cross country while in first place at the end of the U23 race he attempted a football player like knee slide but ended up falling flat on his face as he crossed the line. At the 2019 edition of the same race Gressier was so far clear of the other competitors that he walked across the line.

International competitions[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  France
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	10th	5000 m	13:55.07
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	–	5000 m	DQ
2018	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Jesolo, Italy	1st	5000 m	14:35.85
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	8th	5000 m	14:01.13
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	3000 m	8:00.89
	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	1st	5000 m	14:16.55
			1st	10,000 m	28:44.17
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	8th	3000 m	7:52.43
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	13th	5000 m	13:11.33

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:54.33, Calais (FRA), May 7, 2017
• 1000 metres – 2:24.84, St-Pol-sur-Ternoise (FRA), May 1, 2017
• 1500 metres – 3:36.04, Ostrava (CZE), September 8, 2020
• 3000 metres – 7:53.81, Montgeron (FRA), May 13, 2018
• 5000 metres – 13:08.99, Huelva (ESP), May 3, 2021
• 5 kilometres – 13:18, Monaco, February 16, 2020
• 10 kilometres – 27:43, Houilles (FRA), December 29, 2019

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:38.08, Lievin (FRA), February 9, 2021
• 3000 metres – 7:39.70, Karlsruhe (GER), January 29, 2021

References[]

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