Xavier Thévenard

French elite athlete (born 1988)

Xavier Thévenard is a French elite athlete who specialises in trail and mountain running. He was born on (1988-03-06)March 6, 1988 in Nantua, France.^[1] He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2013, 2015 and 2018.

Biography

Xavier Thévenard about to cross 2013's UTMB finish line

A native of the ski resort Les Plans d'Hotonnes, and a former cross-country skier and biathlete, he started running as physical training over the summer months, before entering his first ultra running competitions in 2010.

He is the only athlete to have achieved the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Grand Slam with victories in the four individual races:

• UTMB (170 km) in 2013, 2015 and 2018
• CCC (99 km) in 2010
• TDS (119 km) in 2014
• OCC (55 km) in 2016

In 2017, he won the Mont-Blanc 80 km. In 2019, he won Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (UTMF) and Mont-Blanc 90 km.

Record of achievements

References

1. "Thevenard, Xavier". Deutsche Ultramarathon-Vereinigung.
2. Le Français Xavier Thévenard remporte l'Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc sur lemonde.fr le 31 août 2013
3. UTMB 2015 : Xavier Thévenard entre dans la légende sur lequipe.fr le 1er septembre 2015
4. "UTMB® Live".