François D'Haene (born 24 December 1985 in Lille) is a French elite athlete who specializes in ultra running and mountain running.

He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2021. 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). He's also known for being the fastest on the GR20 in Corsica, crossing it in 31 h 06 min.

François D'Haene

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.

François D'Haene

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. On August same year, he won the UTMB (Ultra-Trail de Mont-Blanc) in 20:45:59.

François D'Haene

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.

References

External links

Personal website

Living people

French male mountain runners

French ultramarathon runners

French sky runners

1985 births