Yann Spillman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.78 (2025) Indoors 400m: 46.18 (2025) |
Yann Spillman (born 15 July 2002) is a French sprinter.[1]
Career
He was runner-up over 400 metres in the U23 French Championships in 2022.[2] He made his international debut in a French vest at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.[3]
He won the 200 metres and the 400 metres, in 46.59 seconds, at the Rhône Valley Indoor Championships in January 2024.[4] He ran an indoor 400 metres personal best in February 2024 in Lyon of 46.49 seconds.[5] He had a second place finish in the 400 metres at the 2024 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Miramas.[6][7] He ran for France in the final of the Mixed 4x400m relay at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] He was a member of the French relay team which finished fourth in the 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[9] He was selected for the French relay pool for the 2024 Olympic Games, although he did not race at the Games.[10][11]
He set a new indoor 400 metres personal best in Aubiere in January 2025, of 46.18 seconds.[12] He was part of the French 4x400m team which set a national record in finishing fifth at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[13] He lowered his outdoor personal best to 45.78 seconds in Oyonnax in June 2025.[14] Later that month, he represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid, Spain.[15]
Personal life
He is from Carspach in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace, France.[10] He studied for a Global BBA at ESSEC Business School in Lyon.[16][17] He had an internship at an investment bank in 2024.[18]
References
- ^ "Yann Spillman". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Dans les pas de Christophe Lemaitre jusqu'au tour de piste... Yann Spillmann rêve en grand à Aix-les-Bains". Le Dauphine. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Euro Espoirs : première en Bleu pour le Carspachois Yann Spillmann". lalsace.fr. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Steen, Benjamin (20 January 2024). "Rhône Valley Indoor Championships: Yann Spillmann from Lyon sets the record in the 400m". leprogres.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Batz lands big personal best in Lyon". Euroepan Athletics. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "ionnats de France en salle : Spillmann en argent, Schaub finalement aussi". Lalsace. 18 Feb 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ "European Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ a b Hauss, Jules (15 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: Alsatian athlete Yann Spillmann, a surprise guest in the 4x400m". francebleu.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Sundgau aux JO : Yann Spillmann raconte ses Jeux 2024, en attendant Los Angeles 2028…". Lalsace.fr. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Meeting des Volcans". World Athletics. 5 Jan 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Championnats Vallée du Rhône CJES". World Athletics. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Marrin, Meghan (August 4, 2024). "This French B-School Is Represented By An Incredible 26 Olympians In The 2024 Paris Games". poetsandquants.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Rouschop, Fabien (24 Jan 2025). "Yann Spillmann wants to accelerate further". dna.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "L'Alsacien Yann Spillmann aux championnats de France avec l'Euro dans le viseur". Lalsace. 21 Feb 2024.