BIRON Gilles

Date of Birth: 13 Apr 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.81/5'11''

Place of birth: SCHOELCHER

Birth Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 4 x 400m Relay FRA France

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2021	Chorzow, POL	7th (3:06.16)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Reading comics, watching TV, listening to music, cooking. (univ-lyon2.fr, 01 Jul 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Geography - University of the French Antilles, Martinique

Languages spoken:

English, French

Madinina Athletisme [Martinique]

Franck Matamba [personal], GAB

He took up the sport in 2013. (univ-lyon2.fr, 01 Jul 2020)

He practised swimming before taking up athletics after a coach advised him to try the sport. (viaatv.tv, 20 Apr 2021)

Philosophy:

"I am a competitor in my soul. I love winning and I hate losing. Thinking about the bitter taste of defeat motivates me to overcome myself." (univ-lyon2.fr, 01 Jul 2020)

General Interest

General
FURTHER STUDIES
After completing a bachelor's degree in geography at the University of the French Antilles in the French overseas region of Martinique, he earned a master's degree in urban planning and the environment at the Paris School of Urban Planning in mainland France and has also studied for a second master's degree in digital humanities at Lumiere University Lyon 2 in France. (univ-lyon2.fr, 01 Jul 2020; Facebook profile, 06 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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