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Yoann Kowal

French middle-distance, long-distance and steeplechase runner
Person Human Q2703199

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
May 28, 1987
Place of birth
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Country of citizenship
France[6]
Occupation
steeplechase runner, middle-distance runner, long-distance runner
Official website
www.yoann-kowal.com[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[26]
Country for sport
France[27]
Family name
Kowal (surname)[9]
Given name
Yoann[10]
Height
+172[29]
Mass
+58[30]
Name in native language
Yoann Kowal[28]
Participant in
2012 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships in Athletics, 2011 World Championships in Athletics, 2013 World Championships in Athletics, 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2014 European Athletics Championships, 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 2009 European Cross Country Championships, 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Sport
athletics[8]
Sports discipline competed in
1500 metres[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yoann Kowal ar يوان كوال ja ヨアン・コワル ru Йоанн Коваль zh 约翰·科瓦尔
🔖 Identifiers · 20
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
2014 DécaNation - 3000 m steeplechase 04.jpg ↗
All-Athletics.com ID (archived)
32107
Athletics Podium person ID
10304
Diamond League athlete ID
14185672
Facebook username
yoann.kowal
France EspritBleu athlete ID (archived)
7/kowal-31467
Freebase ID
/m/05pc3wb
French Athletics Federation athlete ID (old)
4950514851484455
Instagram username
kowal_yoann
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000015926
JRC Names ID
1054770
Olympedia people ID
125940
Show all 20 identifiers +8
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
yoann-kowal
Olympics.com athlete ID
yoann-kowal
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ko/yoann-kowal-1
Strava ID of a professional sport person
yo_ko
Team France athlete ID
yoann-kowal
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
65915
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
19555
World Athletics athlete ID
205745, 14185672

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 17
2012 Summer Olympics, athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2013 World Championships in Athletics, 2009 World Championships in Athletics, 2011 World Championships in Athletics, 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2014 European Athletics Championships +9 more
Occupation 3
long-distance runner, middle-distance runner, steeplechase runner
Country for sport 1
France
Country of citizenship 1
France
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
1500 metres
← Winner 1
2014 European Athletics Championships – men's 3000 metres steeplechase
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Summary

Yoann Kowal was born on May 28, 1987[1], in Nogent-le-Rotrou[2]. He has worked as a steeplechase runner[3], middle-distance runner[4], and long-distance runner[5].

FAQs

Where was Yoann Kowal born?

Yoann Kowal was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou[2].

What did Yoann Kowal do for work?

Yoann Kowal worked as a steeplechase runner[3], middle-distance runner[4], and long-distance runner[5].

Related Entities

France Nogent-le-Rotrou

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → steeplechase runner, middle-distance runner, long-distance runner
    Sex or gender → male
    Mass → 58 kilogram
    Height → 172 centimetre
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Athletics Podium person ID: 10304, add P13725 (10304) via athpod"
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