{{short description|French sprinter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Yannick Lesourd | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = French | sport = Running | event = | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|04|03|df=y}} | birth_place = Dreux, Eure-et-Loir | residence = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''100&nbsp;m''': 10.29&nbsp;s (Albi 2011) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{FRA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Daegu|4 × 100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|European Junior Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 2007 Hengelo | 100&nbsp;m }} }} '''Yannick Lesourd''' (born 3 April 1988 in Dreux) is a French track and field sprint athlete.<ref name="beijing">[http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/238850.shtml Athlete biography: Yannick Lesourd]{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 29, 2008</ref>

Lesourd represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay together with Martial Mbandjock, Manuel Reynaert and Samuel Coco-Viloin. In their qualification heat they placed sixth in a time of 39.53 seconds and they were eliminated.<ref name="beijing"/>

At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Lesourd won a silver medal alongside teammates Teddy Tinmar, Christophe Lemaitre, and Jimmy Vicaut. The four contributed to an unexpected second-place finish with a time of 38.20 seconds, though fell well behind Jamaica’s world record-setting run of 37.04 seconds. According to accounts from French journalists, the four gained their advantage after the American, British, and Trinidadian teams suffered mishaps during the final baton exchanges. The French team, in lane 8, avoided the mishaps and seized the opportunity. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-05 |title=Athlétisme / Championnats du monde à Daegu. L’argent de la chance |url=https://www.ledauphine.com/actualite/2011/09/04/l-argent-de-la-chance |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=www.ledauphine.com |language=FR-fr}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{World Athletics}}

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