Raphaël Mohamed
French athlete (born 1998)
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Raphaël Mohamed (born 2 February 1998) is a French hurdler. Born in Réunion, he would start athletics at the age of sixteen and would domestically represent the Mamoudzou Racing Club in Mamoudzou, Mayotte. He would move to mainland France to train and would eventually meet the qualifying standard for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Mohamed's first appearance for the French national team would be at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles; there he would place fourth. Eventually, he competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the same event, reaching the semifinals before being eliminated.
Biography
Raphaël Mohamed was born on 2 February 1998[1] in Réunion.[2] Mohamed would start athletics at the age of sixteen and upon winning a cross-country race in his school, he would be given an athlete license by his coach Philippe Pichereau and would regularly compete in the island. Apart from his family in Réunion, he has family in Hagnoundrou on the island of Mayotte.[3][4] Domestically, he would represent the Mamoudzou Racing Club in Mamoudzou based in Mayotte.[2]
He later moved to mainland France at the age of 21 at the suggestion of his former coach Cédric Lopez. There, he would be trained by Fabien Lambolez alongside two-time European Championship medalist Just Kwaou-Mathey.[2]
During his career, he would lower his personal best twice in Montgeron in May 2024, improving it to 13.27 seconds.[5] This time would also meet the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[6] After setting that mark, he would be selected for his first appearance at the French national team, competing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles.[2] There, he would qualify for the final of the event and finished fourth overall with a time of 13.45 seconds.[7] The following year, he would compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics representing France. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles, reaching the semifinals.[8]