Arthur Gervais

Arthur Gervais
	Gervais in 2025
Personal information
Born	28 February 2000 (age 26); Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Athletics
Events	Middle-distance running; Long-distance running;
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800m: 1:48.46 (2025); 1500m: 3:34.94 (2026); Mile: 3:53.17 (2023); 5000m: 13:27.25 (2024); Indoor; 800m: 1:50.05 (2021); 1500m: 3:38.72 (2025); Mile: 3:53.81 (2025); 3000m: 7:38.90 (2025); Road; 5k: 13:32 (2025); 10k: 28:52 (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing France
Summer World University Games

Arthur Gervais (born 28 February 2000) is a French middle- and long-distance runner. He won the 5000 metres at the World University Games.

Biography

From Villeneuve-d'Ascq, and trained by Olivier Rock at Villeneuve d'Ascq Fretin Athlétisme (VAFA), Gervais won French junior outdoor and indoor titles in 2019. He won the French under-23 championships and placed third over 1500 metres at the senior French Indoor Athletics Championships the following year. In 2021, he again won the French under-23 indoor title. In 2022, he broke his personal bests with a time of 3:41.68 for the 1500 metres and 8:03.09 for the 3000 metres. He was then runner-up in 8:00.44 for the 3000 metres at the 2022 French Indoor Championships.

Gervais placed third over 1500 metres at the 2023 French Athletics Championships in Albi. Gervais won the gold medal over 5000 metres at the World University Games in Bochum, Germany, winning ahead of David Mullarkey of Great Britain.

References

↑ "Arthur GERVAIS". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
↑ Delporte, David (26 February 2022). "Athletics (French Elite Championships) : Arthur Gervais had almost given up on top-level competition". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
↑ Rolnin, Annabelle (30 July 2023). "What to remember from the 3rd day of the French Championships in Albi". lequipe.fr.
↑ "French Championships". World Athletics. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
↑ "Another silver for Mullarkey". Manx.news. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
↑ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

External links

[1] "Arthur GERVAIS". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

[2] "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

[3] Delporte, David (26 February 2022). "Athletics (French Elite Championships) : Arthur Gervais had almost given up on top-level competition". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

[4] "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

[5] Rolnin, Annabelle (30 July 2023). "What to remember from the 3rd day of the French Championships in Albi". lequipe.fr.

[6] "French Championships". World Athletics. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

[7] "Another silver for Mullarkey". Manx.news. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.

[8] "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2026.