Valentin Gondouin

Valentin Gondouin (born 4 March 1999) is a French long-distance runner.

Biography Gondouin was a bronze medalist over 10,000 metres at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He won the bronze medal in the U23 team event at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland.

Gondouin was a member of the French gold medal winning team at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy, finishing twentieth overall in his debut senior race. Competing in April 2023, he became French champion over 10,000 metres. In October 2023, he finished 23rd in the half marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Riga.

In March 2025 in Lille, he ran a personal best 27:23 over 10 km on the road, the fourth fastest French time in history over this distance. He was a bronze medalist in the Half Marathon race at the 2025 European Running Championships on 12 April 2025 in Leuven, Belgium. He won the silver medal at the 2025 European 10,000m Cup in May 2025 in Pacé, France. He competed in the 2025 Diamond League at the 2025 Meeting de Paris.

Gondouin was selected to represent France at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, placing 34th overall. In May, he won the bronze medal in the individual race and team gold for France at the 2026 European 10,000m Cup in La Spezia, Italy. On 16 August, he finished in sixth place with a time of 2:09:34 in the marathon at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, which helped France win the team bronze medal.

Personal life He was born in Flers, Orne, Normandy.