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Tom Reux

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Tom Reux
Tom Reux in 2024
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDiscus: 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.[1]

Career

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He won the discus throw at the 2021 French Athletics Championships in Angers, with a mark of 60.68 metres.[2]

He won his second national title in 2023 with a throw of 59.88 metres at the 2023 French Athletics Championships in Albi.[3]

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.[4]

He competed in the discus throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.[5][6]

Personal life

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From Saint-Malo in Brittany, he trains in Dinard whilst living in Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes in the bay of Mont Saint-Michel.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Tom Reux". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Tom Reux breaks his discus record and achieves the minimums for the Paris 2024 Olympics". letelegramme.fr. May 19, 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "JO 2024 - Athletics. A record selection of Breton athletes for the Paris Games". Ouest-France. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ "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.