 Tom Reux in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Discus: 67.91m (2024) |
Tom Reux (born 24 February 1999) is a French discus thrower. He won the French national championships title in 2021 and 2023.
Career
He won the discus throw at the 2021 French Athletics Championships in Angers, with a mark of 60.68 metres.
He won his second national title in 2023 with a throw of 59.88 metres at the 2023 French Athletics Championships in Albi.
On May 18, 2024 at the Martinique Meeting in Fort-de-France, he improved his personal record by more than six metres and achieved the second best French performance of all time with 67.91m throw.
He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.
Personal life
From Saint-Malo in Brittany, he trains in Dinard whilst living in Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes in the bay of Mont Saint-Michel.
References
- "Tom Reux". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- "Athletics. Tom Reux (AC Bretillien) wins gold in the discus at the French Elite Championships in Angers". www.ouest-france.fr. June 25, 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- "Dinard's Tom Reux wins the title of French discus throwing champion for the second time". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. July 28, 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- "Tom Reux breaks his discus record and achieves the minimums for the Paris 2024 Olympics". letelegramme.fr. May 19, 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- "Men's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- "JO 2024 - Athletics. A record selection of Breton athletes for the Paris Games". Ouest-France. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- "interview with Breton Tom Reux at the Paris Olympics: his Olympic dream and his sacrifices to get there". 1 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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