Célia Perron
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, Pentathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6138 (2024) Pentathlon: 4471 (2025) |
Célia Perron (born 18 April 1997) is a French multi-event athlete. She has won the French Indoor Athletics Championships in the pentathlon.[1]
Early life
She is from Albi, and started heptathlon at the age of 12 years-old. She studied at the Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University and later joined the École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques in 2019.[2]
Career
She was the French Under-23 indoor and outdoor champion in 2019 and competed at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Sweden, placing seventeenth overall.[2]
She won the French Indoor Athletics Championships in the pentathlon in 2021.[3][4] She finished eighth in the pentathlon at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[5][6][7]
In January 2024, she set a new personal best tally of 4449 points competing in Aubière.[8] She won the French Indoor Athletics Championships in the pentathlon in 2025 with a personal best tally of 4471 points.[9][10] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[11]
References
- ^ "Celia Perron". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Heptathlon: Célia Perron, the dream of Paris-2024". Ladepeche.fr. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "French Indoor Pentathlon Championship: Tarn resident Célia Perron wins gold, Alexa Lemitre bronze". Ladepeche. 22 Feb 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "French Indoor Championships: No pole vault title for R. Lavillenie, Mayer disappoints in the hurdles". Sports.Orange.fr. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Célia Perron joins the French selection in Torun". Stadion-actu.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Torun 2021 – European Athletics Indoor Championships: Disappointment for the French team". Dicodusport.fr. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Athetics:Presentation of the favourites for the French epite championships 2024". Stadion-actu. 15 Feb 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Athlétisme – Championnats de France en salle : "J'y ai perdu 35 points…" Un titre et des regrets pour Célia Perron". Ledepeche. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Championnats de France Elite en salle : C'était la fusée Bapté". Athle. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Athlètes Femmes". athle.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2025.