Pierre-Ambroise Bosse

Pierre-Ambroise Bosse

Personal information
Born (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992
Nantes, France
Sport
Country  France
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 meters
Medal record
Men's athletics
World Championships
2017 London 800 m
European Championships
2012 Helsinki 800 m

Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (born 11 May 1992) is a French track and field athlete specializing in middle-distance running, and in particular the 800 metres event.


Career

Bosse won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2012 European Championships held in Helsinki.

On 18 July 2014, Bosse ran his personal best time (1:42.53) at the 800 metres race at the Herculis meet, a Diamond League meeting held in Monaco; he finished the race in second place behind Nijel Amos of Botswana.[1] Both Amos' and Bosse's times at this meeting were the first and second fastest 800 metre times in the world for 2014; with Bosse running fast enough to be the new French national record holder for the 800 metres outdoors.[2]

On the 8th of August, 2017, he won the men's 800m at the IAAF World Championships in London in a time of 1:44.67.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 8th 800 m 1:53.52
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 800 m 1:47.14
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 800 m 1:48.83
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 800 m 1:45.10
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 800 m 1:45.79
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 800 m 1:44.79
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th 800 m 1:46.55
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5th 800 m 1:46.63
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th 800 m 1:45.79
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 800 m 1:43.41
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st 800 m 1:44.67

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/800-metres/outdoor/men/senior/2014
  2. ↑ http://www.letsrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-209-e1405717043474-300x209.png?d4ad87


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