François D'Haene

François D'Haene (born 24 December 1985 in Lille) is a French elite athlete who specializes in ultra running and mountain running. and the Grand Raid on Réunion in the Indian Ocean in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He is the winner of the first Ultra-Trail World Tour, in 2014. He holds the speed record for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), 167 km in 20 h 11 min 44 sec, a record that he improved in 2017 (170 km in 19 h 01 min 32 s).

On 17 October 2017, he set a new record on the John Muir Trail in California's Sierra Nevada, finishing it in 2 days, 19 hours, and 26 minutes.

On 17 July 2021, D'Haene won the Hardrock 100 mile ultramarathon in 21:45:51; breaking both the counter clockwise and overall record, both previously held by Kilian Jornet. In August of the same year, he won the UTMB (Ultra-Trail de Mont-Blanc) in 20:45:59.

In June 2016, D'Haene set a record time for the GR 20 in Corsica of 31 hours and 6 minutes. In 2021, this record was broken by Lambert Santelli with a time of 30 hours 25 minutes. In July 2026, D'Haene retook the record with a time of 29 hours and 46 minutes.

He used to be a physiotherapist, and became a wine-grower in 2012. He is married and has three children, and lives in the Beaujolais winemaking region.