François D'Haene

François D'Haene is a French elite athlete who specializes in ultra running and mountain running. He was born on 24 December, 1985 in Lille, France.

He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2012, 2014 and 2017 , 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 for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), 167km in 20 h 11 min 44 sec, 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.

On October 17th 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.

He used to be a physiotherapist, and became a wine-grower in 2012. He is married and has two children, and lives in the Beaujolais winemaking region.

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