European Union | 2001 | European Parliament | Member of the European Parliament | European Commission | 2001 in music | Oakland Athletics | The Championships, Wimbledon | European Space Agency | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics | European | European Court of Human Rights | 2001 ATP Tour | European Court of Justice | World Figure Skating Championships | European Economic Community | 2001: A Space Odyssey | West Midlands (European Parliament constituency) | European People's Party | Indo-European languages | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) | Party of European Socialists | IAAF World Championships in Athletics | European Convention on Human Rights | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships | Ice Hockey World Championships | World Gliding Championships | Proto-Indo-European language |
Born in Saint-Michel, Charente, he began competing in 1997 and in his first international selections for France he came 52nd in the junior race at the 1999 European Cross Country Championships, then went on to finish ninth in the steeplechase at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships.