Jeff Erius
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 2004 Strasbourg, France | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m 6.58 (Miramas, 2024) 100m 9.98 (Albi, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Jeff Erius (born 8 March 2004) is a French sprinter. He is French national champion over 60 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]He participated in 2021 at the age of 17 years-old in the 2021 French Athletics Championships in Angers, placing third in the 200 meters event.[2] He won silver in the 100 metres at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn in 10.27 seconds.[3]
On February 18, 2023, in Aubière at the 2023 French Indoor Athletics Championships he won his first senior national title by winning the 60 meters in a time of 6.62 seconds, establishing a new French junior record.[4] He competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul and the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia, however a hamstring injury ruled him out for the rest of the season.[5]
In February 2024, he retained his 60m French national title in Miramas running a personal best of 6.58 seconds.[6] He was subsequently selected to compete for France at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[7]
He was part of the French 4x100m relay team which won bronze at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[8]
Personal life
[edit]He is from Strasbourg.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jeff Erius". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Rouschop, Fabien (June 27, 2021). "At 17, Jeff Erius won bronze medal in the 200m at the French Elite Championships". dna.fr. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Ballester, Vincent (16 July 2021). "VIDEO. Athletics: at 17, Strasbourg phenomenon Jeff Erius once again beats the European record for the 100 meter cadets". France3-refions. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Alsatian Jeff Erius wins the title of French 60m champion and the French junior record (662)". lalsace.fr. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Donneux, Romain (July 3, 2023). "The 19-year-old French international was injured during the Troyes meeting on Saturday, where he had set his best time of the summer in the 100m". Lequipe. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "L'Alsacien Jeff Erius champion de France du 60 m en salle et qualifié pour les Mondiaux". dna. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Jeff Erius a tutoyé le gratin mondial aux championnats du monde en salle à Glasgow". lalsace.fr. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Jeff Erius and the 4x100m bronze at the Relay Worlds". lalsace.fr. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Goetz, Manuel (23 December 2021). "Athlétisme : le Strasbourgeois Jeff Erius, la pépite du sprint français qui court après l'or et le temps". France3-regions. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
