Florent Lacasse

Florent Lacasse ( born January 21, 1981 in Paris ) is a French athlete and Olympian in the 800 meters. In 2007 he was banned for a doping offense.

The biggest success Lacasse at the Junior World Championships in 2000 when he won silver. In the senior class Lacasse took previously participated in two international championships. At the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 it was not enough for the finals for the French. At the European Championships in Gothenburg in 2006 he crossed the finish line in sixth. In 1:46,95 minutes he was 39 hundredths of a second behind the winner Bram Som (Netherlands).

In July 2007, the Frenchman tested positive for testosterone doping agent. In September, the French Athletics Federation FFA him imprisoned for two years. Lacasse admitted that he made ​​a mistake and accepted the lock. He claimed to consider whether he wanted to continue his career.

Florent Lacasse has a competition weight of 65 kg at a height of 1.85 m.