Xavier Thévenard


Xavier Thévenard is a French elite athlete who specialises in trail and mountain running. He was born on in Nantua, France. He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2013, 2015 and 2018.

Biography

A native of the ski resort Les Plans d'Hotonnes, and a former cross-country skier and biathlete, he started running as physical training over the summer months, before entering his first ultra running competitions in 2010.
He is the only athlete to have achieved the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Grand Slam with victories in the four individual races:
In 2017, he won the Mont-Blanc 80 km.
In 2019, he won Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji and Mont-Blanc 90 km.

Record of achievements

#RaceDistanceStartTime
2nd Transju'Trail70 km06:31:15
1st CCC98 km11:57:13
1st Transju'Trail 70 km06:20:51
2nd 6000D60 km05:48:06
3rd Trail des Aiguilles Rouge50 km06:48:29
1st Endurance trail des Templiers106 km10:58:44
1st Trail des forts du Grand Besançon45 km03:44:58
1st Transju'trail 72 km06:21:21
3rd 80km du Mont-Blanc80 km10:06:28
1st Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 168 km20:34:57
2nd Grande course des Templiers73 km06:47:46
1st TDS119 km14:10:37
1st Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 170 km21:09:15
3rd Transju'trail72 km06:42:33
2nd Marathon du Mont-Blanc42 km4:07:51
3rd Hardrock 100100 mi23:57:10
1st OCC55 km2016-08-255:28:37
3rd Ultra Trail de l'île de Madère115 km13:42:16
1st 80km du Mont-Blanc82 km11:03:05
4th4th Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc167 km20:03:14
1st Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 171 km20:44:16