Louise Maraval (; born 31 July 2001) is a French hurdler and sprinter. In 2023, she became the French national champion over 400 metres hurdles. In 2024, she won the silver medal at the European Championships.
Biography Maraval runs for Entente Sèvre in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in the Vendée department of the Pays de la Loire region.
She was a silver medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn.
In February 2023, she was runner-up in the 400 metres at the French indoor championships in Aubiere. She was a silver medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. At the championships she also won gold anchoring the French team in the women's 4 × 400 m relay. She won the French national title in the 400 m hurdles in July 2023 in Albi.
She competed for France at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest as part of the French mixed 4 × 400 m relay which set a new national record in 3:12:25 and finished in fourth place in the final.
She ran as part of the French Mixed 4 × 400 m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.
In May 2024, Maraval moved to second in the all-time French list for the 400 m hurdles, behind Marie-José Pérec, by running 54.44 in Marseille. In doing so she also achieved the qualifying standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics. On 10 June 2024, she ran a personal best 54.36 to qualify for the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. In the final she came away with the silver medal behind Femke Bol, and lowered her personal best to 54.23 seconds.
On 30 June 2024, she won the French national 400 m hurdles title in Angers in a time of 53.71 seconds. She competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, placing eighth in the final. She also competed in the women's 4 × 400 m relay and mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the Games.
She was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn. On 10 April 2025, she was named in the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025. She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay as the French team finished second behind the United States in their heat to secure a place at the 2025 World Championships. On the second day, she also competed in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the event helping that French team also qualify for the World Championships.
She was selected for the French team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan running 55.83 seconds without qualifying for the semi-finals.
In May 2026, she ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay. She also ran in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the championships in Gaborone, Botswana. In June, she was runner-up to Emily Newnham over 400 metres hurdles at the Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague. Competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, she was a finalist in the 400 metres hurdles, placing eighth. She also competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the championships. In September, she competed in the 400 m hurdles at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest.
International competitions Competing for 2019European U20 ChampionshipsBorås, Sweden14thHeptathlon5239 pts2021European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia8thHeptathlon5725 pts2nd4 × 400 m relay3:30.332023European U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland2nd400 m hurdles55.831st4 × 400 m relay3:30.60World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4thMixed 4 × 400 m relay3:12.999th4 × 400 m relay3:28.352024World RelaysNassau, Bahamas6thMixed 4 × 400 m relay3:17.38European ChampionshipsRome, Italy−Mixed 4 × 400 m relayDQ2nd400 m hurdles54.235th4 × 400 m relay3:22.39Olympic GamesParis, France−Mixed 4 × 400 m relayDQ8th400 m hurdles54.535th4 × 400 m relay3:21.412025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands5th4 × 400 m relay3:25.80World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan30th (h)400 m hurdles55.847th4 × 400 m relay3:24.082026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8th400 m hurdles54.885th4 × 400 m relay3:24.50Mediterranean GamesTaranto, Italy2nd400 m hurdles54.68World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary15th (h)400 m hurdles55.97
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