Sasha Zhoya (born 25 June 2002) is an Australian-born French athlete who represents France in international track and field competition, specialized in hurdling events.
[4] He started training in France in 2017, at Clermont Athlétisme Auvergne, club of his mother's city of origin, where he is coached by Philippe d'Encausse for the pole vault.
[5] Holder of three passports and competing in both Australian and French youth championships, Zhoya had to decide which country he would represent in competition.
[6] He joined the sprint-hurdles group of the French Athletics Federation at INSEP, supervised by Ladji Doucouré for the hurdles and Dimitri Demonière for the sprint events.
In April 2019, at the Australian Junior Championships, he broke the world under-18 record in pole vault with 5.56 m, one centimetre more than the Greek Emmanouíl Karalís in 2016.
[15] In December 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.