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Quentin Fercoq

France

SportShort Track
FederationIDSTFRA10503199901
NOCFrance
Born05 Mar 1999 in Harfleur 
GenderMen
OccupationAthlete
LanguagesEnglish, French
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.389 08 Dec 2023 Beijing  
    1000m 1:23.596 04 Nov 2022 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 2:14.033 09 Apr 2022 Montreal  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Championships
Event  
World Championships
    500m   1    
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamClub de Vitesse sur Glace du Havre [CVGH]: France  
General Interest
General Interest
InjuriesHe fractured the radial bone in his arm in 2015. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)

He broke his hip in 2014. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)

He sustained a tibia fracture in 2011. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
 
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHe enjoyed the sensation of skating fast, the social aspect of the sport, and the direct competition against other athletes. "Nothing is won or lost until the finish line. Anything can happen."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHis parents, and coach Gregory Durant. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)  
Hero / IdolFrench biathlete Martin Fourcade, Russian speed skater Victor An, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?He began skating in 2003 in Le Havre, France.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"You need to risk losing in order to win." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/quentin.fercoq  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning silver in the 1500m at the 2019 Winter World University Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Training RegimeHe trains at the National Altitude Training Centre in Font-Romeu, France.  
Name of coachThibaut Meline [national]  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2021/2022 World Championships 500m2  
    2022/2023 European Championships 500m4  
    2023/2024 European Championships 1000m4  
    2022/2023 European Championships 5000m Relay4  
    2017/2018 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay4  
    2022/2023 European Championships 2000m Relay4  
    2018/2019 European Championships 5000m Relay4  
    2021/2022 World Championships Overall5  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay5  
    2022/2023 European Championships 1000m5  
    2015/2016 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay5  
    2017/2018 European Championships 5000m Relay5  
    2017/2018 World Junior Championships Overall5  
    2023/2024 European Championships 2000m Relay5  
    2021/2022 World Championships 5000m Relay6  
    2014/2015 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay8  
    2021/2022 World Championships 1500m10  
    2023/2024 European Championships 500m11  
    2022 Olympic Games 1000m11  
    2019/2020 European Championships 500m11  
    2016/2017 World Junior Championships Overall11  
    2022 Olympic Games 2000m Relay12  
    2022/2023 World Championships 2000m Relay12  
    2013/2014 World Junior Championships 3000m Relay13  
    2019/2020 European Championships Overall14  
    2015/2016 World Junior Championships Overall15  
    2023/2024 World Championships 1000m16  
    2021/2022 World Championships 1000m16  
    2019/2020 European Championships 1000m16  
    2022/2023 World Championships 500m18  
    2019/2020 European Championships 1500m18  
    2014/2015 World Junior Championships Overall22  
    2022 Olympic Games 1500m23  
    2022 Olympic Games 500m25  
    2022/2023 World Championships 1000m27  
    2023/2024 World Championships 500m27  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2023/2024 Beijing 500m2  
    2023/2024 Montreal, QC 500m3  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 2000m Relay3  
    2019/2020 Dresden 2000m Relay3  
    2021/2022 Debrecen 2000m Relay3  
    2023/2024 Dresden 2000m Relay4  
    2023/2024 Dresden 500m6  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 500m6  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m6  
    2016/2017 Minsk 5000m Relay6  
    2018/2019 Dresden 5000m Relay6  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 2000m Relay6  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 500m7  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 2000m Relay7  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 2000m Relay7  
    2016/2017 Dresden 5000m Relay7  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 500m7  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 5000m Relay8  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay8  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1000m8  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 5000m Relay8  
    2023/2024 Dresden 5000m Relay9  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 5000m Relay10  
    2016/2017 Dresden 500m11  
    2023/2024 Dresden 1000m11  
    2022/2023 Dresden 500m11  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 5000m Relay11  
    2019/2020 Salt Lake City, UT 500m11  
    2019/2020 Dresden 5000m Relay11  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m12  
    2018/2019 Dresden 2000m Relay12  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 5000m Relay12  
    2018/2019 Dresden 500m12  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 500m12  
    2022/2023 Dresden 1000m13  
    2022/2023 Salt Lake City, UT 500m13  
    2019/2020 Dresden 1500m13  
    2022/2023 Dresden 2000m Relay15  
    2018/2019 Dresden 1000m15  
    2022/2023 Dresden 5000m Relay15  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 500m17  
    2018/2019 Calgary, AB 500m18  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m20  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 500m20  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 500m21  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification Overall21  
    2016/2017 Shanghai 500m21  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 500m22  
    2018/2019 Salt Lake City, UT 1000m22  
    2016/2017 Minsk 500m23  
    2023/2024 World Cup Classification 1000m24  
    2016/2017 Dresden 1500m25  
    2019/2020 Shanghai 500m25  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m27  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 1500m27  
    2016/2017 Minsk 1500m27  
    2023/2024 Gdansk 500m28  
    2016/2017 Gangneung 1000m29  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification Overall30  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m30  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 500m30  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1000m31  
    2017/2018 World Cup Classification 500m33  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1500m34  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m35  
    2017/2018 Shanghai 500m39  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 500m44  
    2018/2019 World Cup Classification 1000m54  
    2015/2016 World Cup Classification 1000m71  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1500m74  
    2016/2017 World Cup Classification 1000m115