François D'Haene

François D'Haene, born 24 December 1985 in Lille, is a French elite athlete who specializes in ultra running and mountain running. He won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2021, the Grand Raid on Réunion in 2013, 2014 and 2016, and the first Ultra-Trail World Tour in 2014. In October 2017 he set a record on the John Muir Trail in California's Sierra Nevada of 2 days, 19 hours and 26 minutes, and in June 2016 he set a record of 31 hours and 6 minutes on the GR 20 in Corsica. In July 2021 he won the Hardrock 100 in 21:45:51, breaking records previously held by Kilian Jornet. He used to be a physiotherapist and became a wine-grower in 2012, and he lives in the Beaujolais winemaking region.