Franco le Roux

Franco le Roux
Personal information
Born (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdles
Coached byShaun Bownes
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60mH: 7.50 (2026)
110mH: 13.44 (2025)

Franco le Roux (born 1 December 2005) is a South African hurdler. He won the 2025 South African Athletics Championships in the 110 metres hurdles. In 2026, he set an African indoor record in the 60 metres hurdles.

Biography

In April 2025, le Roux won the 110 metres at the South African Athletics Championships ahead of Mondray Barnard, in Potchefstroom, in a personal best 13.44 seconds. He finished runner-up to Barnard the following month competing for North-West University at the USSA Championships.

Le Roux qualified for the final of the 110 metres hurdles representing South Africa at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, placing eighth overall.

On 30 January 2026, le Roux set a new personal best of 7.60 seconds for the 60 metres hurdles whilst competing at the Elite Indoor Miramas Meeting, a World Athletics Indoor Tour silver meeting in Miramas, France.

In March 2026, he was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. Competing in the heats on 21 March, le Roux set an African record of 7.50 seconds to break the continental mark of 7.52 set by his coach Shaun Bownes in 2001. Le Roux went on to place seventh in the final, where he ran 7.51 seconds.

Le Roux placed fourth overall in the final of the 110 metres hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

References

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  2. ↑ "South African Championships". World Athletics. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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  5. ↑ Trapnell, Jasmine (30 Jan 2026). "Upsets galore as Dumas and Lagtiy Chaoudar surprise in Miramas". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
  6. ↑ "Entry lists published for World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Eight athletes make SA team for World Indoor Champs". Super Sport. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Belgium makes world indoor history on day two in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Le Roux breaks African record at World Indoor Champs". Super Sport. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Young hurdler sets African record and shines at World Indoors Championships". .citizen.co.za. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Lemke, Gary (27 July 2026). "Day 5 results roundup: How Team SA fared on Monday". teamsa.co.za. Retrieved 28 July 2026.