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Alice Finot

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Alice Finot
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 35)
Montbéliard, France[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
3000 metres
Coached byManuel Ageito Martinez[1]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 1 1 0
European Indoor Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 2 0
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Rome3000 m steeplechase
Silver medal – second place2026 Birmingham3000 m steeplechase
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Toruń3000 m

Alice Finot (born 9 February 1991) is a French athlete. She was the 2024 European Champion in the 3000 metres steeplechase[2][3] She is also the current European record holder in the distance.

Career

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In 2022 Finot had a breakthrough year, improving her personal best in the 3000 metres steeplechase by 31 seconds to 9:14.34, which she ran in the heats of the World Championships in Eugene, she went on to place tenth in the final.[4]

Finot won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2023 French Championships, securing her spot at the 2023 World Championships. At the Championships, she placed fifth (later upgraded to fourth) and improved her French national record to 9:06.15.[5]

At the 2024 European Championships, Finot won gold with a time of 9:16.22.[2] On August 6th 2024, Finot broke the European record in the 3000 m steeplechase at the Paris Olympics, running 8:58.67 in finishing fourth.[6]

To celebrate her Olympic achievement, Finot proposed to her longtime partner, Bruno Martínez Bargiela, with a pin that read, "Love is in Paris".[6] According to Connexion France, Finot told reporters that she planned to propose after completing the steeplechase in under nine minutes, with nine being her "lucky number" and the number of years she's been with Bargiela.

Finot won the silver medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, England.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 "ALICE FINOT - Profile". French Athletics Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 "A Night of Twists: French athlete Alice Finot's dramatic journey from disqualification to gold at European Athletics Championships - We Are Wearside". 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Décision confirmée pour Alice Finot, sacrée championne d'Europe du 3 000 m steeple". L’Equipe (in French). 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 Turner-Williams, Jaelani (7 August 2024). "French Athlete Alice Finot Proposes to Partner After Breaking Steeplechase Record". www.complex.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Championnats d'Europe d'athlétisme : deux ans après son sacre, Alice Finot prend la médaille d'argent en 3 000 m steeple". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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