Frédéric Tranchand

Frédéric Tranchand (born 25 May 1988)^[1] is a French competitor in orienteering and trail running. In 2025, Tranchand won the Short Trail event at the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.^[2]

Frédéric Tranchand

Tranchand in 2010
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  France
World Championships
	2017 Tartu	Sprint
	2017 Tartu	Relay
	2010 Trondheim	Sprint
	2014 Trentino	Relay
	2015 Inverness	Relay
	2018 Riga	Relay
	2019 Østfold	Relay
European Championships
	2010 Primorsko	Relay
	2012 Falun	Relay

He won his first medal in the relay with the French team at the 2010 European Orienteering Championships in Primorsko, coming second along with teammates Philippe Adamski and Thierry Gueorgiou.^[3] That same year, he won a bronze medal in the sprint at the 2010 World Orienteering Championships in Trondheim, which was considered a major surprise at the time.^[4]

After a four-year period without medals at the World Championships, Tranchand returned to the podium with medals in the relay. Tranchand received his second individual medal at the 2017 World Championships in Estonia. His silver medal in the sprint event was behind multiple world champion Daniel Hubmann.^[5]

Tranchand runs for the club OK Hällen in Stigtomta, Sweden.