François D'Haene
François D'Haene is a French elite athlete who specializes in ultra running and mountain running. He was born on 24 December 1985 in Lille, France.
He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2012, 2014 and 2017, and the Grand Raid on Réunion in the Indian Ocean in 2013, 2014 and 2016. He is the winner of the first Ultra-Trail World Tour, in 2014. He holds the speed record for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, 167 km in 20 h 11 min 44 sec, a record that he improved in 2017. He's also known for being the fastest on the GR20 in Corsica, crossing it in 31 h 06 min.
On October 17, 2017, he set a new record on the John Muir Trail in California's Sierra Nevada, finishing it in 2 days, 19 hours, and 26 minutes.
He used to be a physiotherapist, and became a wine-grower in 2012. He is married and has three children, and lives in the Beaujolais winemaking region.
