Wilhem Belocian

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| name = Wilhem Belocian

| image = Belocian De Bont Rieti 2013 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Belocian in 2013

| nationality = French

| sport = Running

| event = 110 metre hurdles

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|06|25}}

| birth_place = Les Abymes, Guadeloupe

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| pb = 110 m H: 13.07 s (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2023)

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's athletics}}

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Wilhem Belocian (born 25 June 1995){{cite web|last = Dupuy|first = Gérard|url = http://cdm.athle.com/upload/ssites/001059/jeux%20olympiques/hommesae200517.pdf|title = Les Jeux Olympiques|date = 20 May 2017|publisher = French Athletics Federation|access-date = 12 August 2017}} is a French hurdler and sprinter from Guadeloupe.

Career

Belocian won the 110 metre hurdles bronze medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, in a personal best of 13.51 seconds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.athle.fr/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?newsid=9385|title = Championnats du Monde Cadets - Lille 2011 - résumé du 8 juillet | Fédération Française d'Athlétisme}} He won the 110 metre hurdles gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships in a world junior record time of 12.99 seconds.{{cite web| url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-junior-championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-4954/results/men/110m-hurdles-990cm/final/result| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140726063402/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-junior-championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-4954/results/men/110m-hurdles-990cm/final/result| archive-date = 26 July 2014| title = 110m Hurdles (99.0cm) Result - IAAF World Junior Championships 2014 {{!}} iaaf.org}} Belocian withdrew from the 2015 World Championships in Athletics because of a thigh injury sustained in mid July 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Athletisme/Actualites/Wilhem-belocian-toujours-blesse-a-une-cuisse-doit-renoncer-aux-championnats-du-monde-de-pekin/580078|title=Wilhem Belocian, toujours blessé à une cuisse, doit renoncer aux Championnats du monde de Pékin|publisher=L'Équipe|date=7 August 2015}} Belocian was disqualified due to a false start in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Belocian is the older brother of the professional footballer Jeanuël Belocian.{{cite news |title=Stade Rennais. Premier contrat pro pour Jeanuel Belocian, le frère de l'athlète Wilhem Belocian |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/stade-rennais/stade-rennais-premier-contrat-pro-pour-jeanuel-belocian-le-frere-de-l-athlete-wilhem-belocian-6cdaec90-423d-11ec-9cad-cf24de244b96 |access-date=24 February 2023 |agency=Ouest-France |date=10 November 2021 |language=French}}