Louey Ouerrat
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 November 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:43.80 (Nice, 2026) Indoor 400m: 47.16 (Nantes, 2025) 800m: 1:45.69 (Metz, 2026) |
Louey Ouerrat (born 4 November 2004) is a French middle-distance runner. He was the French indoor national champion over 800 metres in 2025 and French outdoor champion over that distance 2026. He represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Épinal, in the Vosges department, he started in athletics as a 14 year-old. He is a member of Athletic Vosges Entente Clubs. Ouerrat ran the 1500 metres in 4:06.57 as a 15 year-old in 2020. In 2022, he placed third at the French Junior Championships.[2][3][4] In 2023, he moved to second on the all-time French junior list, and placed fifth overall at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships despite being troubled by a calf injury.[5][6]
In February 2024, he placed third at the senior 2024 French Indoor Athletics Championships.[7] That summer, he won the French U23 title over 800 metres in Albi.[8]
Ouerrat set a new French U23 indoor record for the 800 metres with a time of 1:46.08 in Metz in February 2025.[9][10] Ouerrat then won the 2025 French Indoor Athletics Championships that month in Miramas, running 1:47.39.[11][12] The following month, he represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[13][14] Ouerrat ran a personal best of 1:45.47 for the 800 metres in Luxembourg in 2025.[15] In August, he was a finalist over 800 metres at the 2025 French Athletics Championships.[16] In September, Ouerrat won over 800 metres in a personal best time of 1:44.86 in Trier, Germany.[17]
In Metz in February 2026, he ran an indoors personal best of 1:45.69 for the 800 metres.[18] The time met the automatic qualifying standard for the 2026 World Indoor Championships.[19] Ouerrat ran a personal best to win in a time of 1:43.80 for the 800 metres at the Meeting Nikaia on 13 June 2026, and placed sixth competing over 800 m in the 2026 Diamond League on 28 June at the 2026 Meeting de Paris.[20][21] In July, he ran the 800 metres in 1:43.81 to place second at the Meeting Stanislas Nancy in France.[22] On 10 July, he acted as a pacemaker as Emmanuel Wanyonyi ran a new world record time for 1000 metres at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[23] On 25 July 2026, he won the 800 metres in a time of 1:44.92 at the 2026 French Championships.[24]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Louey Ouerrat". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "Remiremont – Athletics: Eleven AVEC athletes shine at the Vosges championships". remiremontvallees.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "The Department celebrates young Vosges talents". remiremontvallees.com. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "Louey Ouerrat from Épinal is about to enter another world". Vosges Matin. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "The athlete from Athletic Vosges Entente Club Louey Ouerrat following in the footsteps of Pierre-Ambroise Bosse". 21 June 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "Louey Ouerrat restera un peu sur sa faim". Vosges Matin. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "French U23 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Runners to watch". Athle.fr. February 20, 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Raffin and Collet have taken off". Athle.fr. February 23, 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "LA SÉLECTION FRANÇAISE". athle.fr. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ Nappey, Etienne (28 July 2025). "Les résultats du week-end : Alessandrini et Pizzo accélèrent". Athle.fr. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "French Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "Majtie Kolberg & Co. report fit for Tokyo at the floodlit meeting". Leichtathletik. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Gary (February 8, 2026). "Femke Bol Runs Impressive 1:59.07, Sets Dutch Record on 800m Debut in Metz". World-Track. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "The French athletes who have achieved the FFA qualifying standards for the Torun 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championships". Dicodusport.fr. 8 Feb 2026. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Paris Diamond League (Meeting de Paris) 2026". Watch Athletics. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (13 Jun 2026). "8.54m! Tentoglou takes wind assisted world lead as javelin greats defeated by Briton". European Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (4 Jul 2026). "Pernici breaks 53-year-old Italian 800m record in Tomblaine". European Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Wanyonyi breaks world 1000m record with 2:11.83 in Monaco". World Athletics. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
- ↑ Clot-Amiot, Victor (25 July 2026). "Black confirme, Miellet monte en puissance… les 5 temps forts de la 2e journée des Championnats de France d'athlétisme 2026". dicodusport. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
