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