Eliott Crestan

Eliott Crestan (born 22 February 1999) is a Belgian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships and in the 800 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships. In 2024, he broke Ivo Van Damme's 800 metres national record that had stood for 48 years with a time of 1:42.43.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belgium
2015	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tbilisi, Georgia	2nd	800 m	1:54.02
2016	European Youth Championships	Tbilisi, Georgia	7th	800 m	1:52.68
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	11th (sf)	800 m	1:49.58
2018	World U20 Championships	Tampere, Finland	3rd	800 m	1:47.27
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th (h)	800 m	1:47.35
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	11th (sf)	800 m	1:48.12
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	13th (sf)	800 m	1:44.84
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	6th	800 m	1:46.78
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	24th (h)	800 m	1:46.61
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	8th	800 m	1:45.68
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd	800 m	1:47.65
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd	800 m	1:45.32
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	22nd (h)	800 m	1:46.48

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 46.79 (Cergy-Pontoise 2024)
• 800 metres – 1:42.43 NR (Paris 2024)
• 1500 metres – 3:46.44 (Louvain-la-Neuve 2020)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 47.58 (Louvain-la-Neuve 2023)
• 800 metres – 1:45.08 (Glasgow 2024)
• 1500 metres – 3:46.44 (Louvain-La-Neuve 2020)