Louey Ouerrat
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 November 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:44.86 (Trier, 2025) Indoor 400m: 47.16 (Nantes, 2025) 800m: 1:45.69 (Metz, 2026) |
Louey Ouerrat (born 4 November 2004) is a French middle-distance runner. He was the French indoor national champion over 800 metres in 2025 and represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Career
From Épinal, in the Vosges department, he started in athletics as a 14 year-old. He is a member of Athletic Vosges Entente Clubs. Ouerrat ran the 1500 metres in 4:06.57 as a 15 year-old in 2020. In 2022, he placed third at the French Junior Championships.[2][3][4] In 2023, he moved to second on the all-time French junior list, and placed fifth overall at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships despite being troubled by a calf injury.[5][6]
In February 2024, he placed third at the senior 2024 French Indoor Athletics Championships.[7] That summer, he won the French U23 title over 800 metres in Albi.[8]
Ouerrat set a new French U23 indoor record for the 800 metres with a time of 1:46.08 in Metz in February 2025.[9][10] Ouerrat then won the 2025 French Indoor Athletics Championships that month in Miramas, running 1:47.39.[11][12] The following month, he represented France at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[13][14] Ouerrat ran a personal best of 1:45.47 for the 800 metres in Luxembourg in 2025.[15] In August, he was a finalist over 800 metres at the 2025 French Athletics Championships.[16] In September, Ouerrat won over 800 metres in a personal best time of 1:44.86 in Trier, Germany.[17]
In Metz in February 2026, he ran an indoors personal best of 1:45.69 for the 800 metres.[18] The time met the automatic qualifying standard for the 2026 World Indoor Championships.[19]
References
- ^ "Louey Ouerrat". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Remiremont – Athletics: Eleven AVEC athletes shine at the Vosges championships". remiremontvallees.com. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "The Department celebrates young Vosges talents". remiremontvallees.com. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Louey Ouerrat from Épinal is about to enter another world". Vosges Matin. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "The athlete from Athletic Vosges Entente Club Louey Ouerrat following in the footsteps of Pierre-Ambroise Bosse". 21 June 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Louey Ouerrat restera un peu sur sa faim". Vosges Matin. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "French U23 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Runners to watch". Athle.fr. February 20, 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "French Elite Indoor Championships: Raffin and Collet have taken off". Athle.fr. February 23, 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "LA SÉLECTION FRANÇAISE". athle.fr. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ Nappey, Etienne (28 July 2025). "Les résultats du week-end : Alessandrini et Pizzo accélèrent". Athle.fr. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "French Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Majtie Kolberg & Co. report fit for Tokyo at the floodlit meeting". Leichtathletik. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ Smith, Gary (February 8, 2026). "Femke Bol Runs Impressive 1:59.07, Sets Dutch Record on 800m Debut in Metz". World-Track. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.
- ^ "The French athletes who have achieved the FFA qualifying standards for the Torun 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championships". Dicodusport.fr. 8 Feb 2026. Retrieved 11 Feb 2026.