Xavier Thévenard
French elite athlete (born 1988)
Xavier Thévenard on the summit of Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius, slightly less than two months before winning the UTMB. | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | (1988-03-06) March 6, 1988 (age 36) Nantua, France |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Xavier Thévenard is a French elite athlete who specialises in trail and mountain running. He was born on (1988-03-06)March 6, 1988 in Nantua, France.[1] He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2013, 2015 and 2018.
Biography
A native of the ski resort Les Plans d'Hotonnes, and a former cross-country skier and biathlete, he started running as physical training over the summer months, before entering his first ultra running competitions in 2010.
He is the only athlete to have achieved the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Grand Slam with victories in the four individual races:
- UTMB (170 km) in 2013, 2015 and 2018
- CCC (99 km) in 2010
- TDS (119 km) in 2014
- OCC (55 km) in 2016
In 2017, he won the Mont-Blanc 80 km. In 2019, he won Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (UTMF) and Mont-Blanc 90 km.
Record of achievements
# | ![]() | Race | Distance | Start | Time |
2nd | ![]() | ![]() | 70 km | 6 June 2010 | 06:31:15 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 98 km | 27 August 2010 | 11:57:13 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() | 70 km | 5 June 2011 | 06:20:51 |
2nd | ![]() | ![]() | 60 km | 30 July 2011 | 05:48:06 |
3rd | ![]() | ![]() | 50 km | 25 September 2011 | 06:48:29 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() | 106 km | 21 October 2011 | 10:58:44 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() | 45 km | 12 May 2012 | 03:44:58 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() | 72 km | 2 June 2013 | 06:21:21 |
3rd | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 80 km | 28 June 2013 | 10:06:28 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 168 km | 30 August 2013 | 20:34:57 |
2nd | ![]() | ![]() | 73 km | 27 October 2013 | 06:47:46 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 119 km | 27 August 2014 | 14:10:37 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 170 km | 28 August 2015 | 21:09:15 |
3rd | ![]() | ![]() | 72 km | 5 June 2016 | 06:42:33 |
2nd | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 42 km | 24 June 2016 | 4:07:51 |
3rd | ![]() | ![]() | 100 mi | 15 July 2016 | 23:57:10 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 55 km | 2016-08-25 | 5:28:37 |
3rd | ![]() | ![]() | 115 km | 22 April 2017 | 13:42:16 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 82 km | 23 June 2017 | 11:03:05 |
4th | 4th | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 167 km | 1 September 2017 | 20:03:14 |
1st | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 171 km | 1 September 2018 | 20:44:16 |