Alexe Déau (born 4 September 2004) is a French sprinter. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Alexe Deau
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2004-09-04) 4 September 2004 (age 20)
Martinique
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 52.35s (Angers, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jerusalem 400m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jerusalem 4x400m relay

Early life

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From Martinique, Déau started athletics in 2011 with Gauloise de Trinité. She then joined the RAN (Regroupement Athlétique du Nord) before leaving for mainland France. for France and joined ASA Athletics in Maisons-Alfort.[2]

Career

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She was a silver medalist in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, before winning hold in the 4x400m relay.[3][4]

She ran at the 2024 European Athletics Championships as part of the France women's 4 × 400 metres relay team.[5] They placed fifth in the final in Rome, in June 2024.[6] Later that month, she finished second over 400 metres at the French Athletics Championships running 52.35 seconds in Angers.[7]

She was selected for the French relay pool for the 2024 Olympic Games.[8] She ran as part of the French women's 4x400 metres relay team which qualified for the final.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexe Déau". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "La Martiniquaise Alexe Déau, vice-championne d'Europe U20 du 400m". rci.fm. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Alexe Deau wins silver in 400m final at U20 European Championships". Antilles-sport. August 9, 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Alex Deau". rmcsport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "The 4 times 400 m women finished 5th with Alexe Déau". martinique.franceantilles.fr. June 12, 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Athletics. European Championships: 5th in the final, Sounkamba Sylla and the Blues set a record". Ouest-France. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ Bouhier, Florian (June 30, 2024). "ATHLETICS: ALL THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANGERS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Eighteenth selection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". cnosf. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's 4x400m relay Olympic Games 2024". World Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Athletics 2024 Olympics: Martinique's Alexe Déau and her teammates in the women's 4x400m relay qualify for the final". lalere.francetvinfo. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.