Antoine BECAERT
Born year, place and country: 2001, Roanne, France
Orienteering club where I was raised: Annecy Sports Orientation
Other clubs I have/do run for: Only OK Denseln !
I now live in: Lyon
My occupation besides orienteering now: Studying material engineering and cooking
Long term target for my orienteering: Podium at WOC and/or at World Cup?
This year’s target for my orienteering: Qualifying for WOC in Finland
Favorite breakfast before a competition: tea, bread, jam and butter !
Favorite shoe for orienteering: VJ Bold X
Favorite shoe for running on flat ground: don’t really have a preference, preferably comfy shoes !
Favorite training: Night trainings and relay trainings
My best memory from orienteering: I would say EYOC 2017 was quite magical, and 10Mila 2024 was a good one as well, leading 10Mila is a nice feeling !
My worst memory from orienteering: the year 2018 globally was a bad one, and in term of event JWOC 2021 turkey relay was tough.
Motto: “Do your best whatever happens”
Major merits:
EYOC 2017 long distance and relay winner (with Quentin)
JWOC 2021 5th place long distance
World Cup Finland 2024 26th place at middle distance
French team since 2016