{{short description|French sprinter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} '''Bruno Wavelet''' (born 20 November 1974) is a French sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.
He was born in Dunkerque.<ref name=sref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/bruno-wavelet-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201634/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/bruno-wavelet-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Bruno Wavelet|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> He competed individually at the 1998 European Indoor Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1998/m98_07.html|title=1998 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres heats|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> the 2000 European Indoor Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/2000/m00_07.html|title=2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres heats|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> and the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie without reaching the final.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} He became French indoor champion in 1998. Competitors included Pierre-Marie Hilaire, Fred Mango and Marc Raquil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/frai.htm|title=French Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref>
In the 4 x 400 metres relay he finished sixth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/Indoor_1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Indoor Championship Maebashi (JPN) 1999|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102143740/http://todor66.com/athletics/world/Indoor_1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|archive-date=2014-11-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> did not finish the final at the 2000 European Indoor Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/2000/m00_30.htm|title=2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 400 metres relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> competed at the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final<ref name=sref/> and won a bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
His personal best time was 45.98 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Paris.<ref name=bio>{{World Athletics}}</ref>
Continuing to run in Masters athletics, he won the M40 400 metres hurdles at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships held in Lyon, France.
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