Ylann Bizasene

Ylann Bizasene
Personal information
Born (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.72 (2024)
100m: 10.25 (2025)
200m: 21.24 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Tampere 4x100 m relay
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2023 Maribor 100m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Maribor Medley relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Banská Bystrica 100m

Ylann Bizasene (born 19 April 2006) is a French sprinter from Guadeloupe. A successful junior, he competed for the senior French team at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships.[1]

Career

He is from Gaudeloupe and trained as a member of Stade Lamentinois. He jumped over 7 metres in the long jump at the age of 14 years-old, and later also competed in the sprint events in the Caribbean at the CARIFTA Games.[2][3][4]

He won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.[5] He set a French U16 record for the 60 metres in 2023 and also won the long jump at the French U18 Indoor Championships in February 2023.[6][7][8] He won gold in the 100 metres at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor, Slovenia, after setting a new EYOF record with a time of 10.44 in his heat.[9][10] He also won gold in the medley relay at the Festival.[11]

He lowered his personal best for the 100 metres to 10.25 seconds in 2025.[12] He was a member of the French 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025.[13] Competing in the 100 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, he won his semi-final in 10.35 seconds (-0.5m/s), before placing fourth in the final in 10.50 seconds (-0.7).[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Ylann Bizasene". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ^ Jacks, Bradley (19 April 2025). "Bahamas' Williams and Cartwright take gold and silver in Under-17 Boys Javelin as 52nd CARIFTA Games get underway in Port of Spain". Sportsmaxtv. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ Combet, Chloé (5 June 2023). "Encouraging performances". guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ Marius, Daniel; Gaydu, Ludovic; Fadel, Nadine (February 1, 2021). "Saut en longueur: le très prometteur Ylann Bizasene à la conquête du record de France". la1ere.franceinfo.fr/guadeloupe. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Day Two at EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022 Concludes With 19 Gold Medals Awarded". eyof2022. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. ^ Goursaud, Etienne (25 Feb 2023). "French Cadet Junior Indoor Championships: Meta Tumba rolls out, the sensation Ylann Bizasene". Dicodusport.fr. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ^ "French U18 Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 26 Feb 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. ^ Goursaud, Etienne (22 Feb 2024). "5 athletes to watch at the French U18 and U20 Indoor Athletics Championships". Dicodusport.fr. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Successful start for the Blues!". cnosf.franceolympique.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Dutch Duo Make Light of Wet Weather to Win Boys and Girls Time Trials". eurolympic.org. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  11. ^ "2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival: 24 medals for the French team!". cnosf.franceolympique.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  12. ^ Mills, Steven (24 July 2025). "World U20 champion Tumba features on French team for Tampere 2025". European Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  13. ^ Goursaud, Etienne (18 June 2025). "Athletics: The French selection for the 2025 European Team Championships". Dicodusport.fr. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Italian sprint star Doualla Edimo speeds through to 100m final". European Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  15. ^ "15-year-old Doualla blazes to brilliant 100m victory at Tampere 2025". European Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.