Ben Youssef Meïté
Ivorian sprinter
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Born | (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986 (age 37) Séguéla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 17 September 2015 |
Ben Youssef Meïté (born November 11, 1986) is a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire. He competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the gold medal with a time of 10.08 seconds. He went on to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he finished fifth in the 100 meter dash with a personal best and national record of 9.96. He also won African Championship golds in the 200 m and the 100 m in 2012 and 2016, respectively.
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External links
- Ben Youssef Meïté at World Athletics
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for Ivory Coast London 2012 | Succeeded by |
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African Games champions in men's 100 metres
- 1965: Gaoussou Koné (CIV)
- 1973: Ohene Karikari (GHA)
- 1978: Amadou Meïté (CIV)
- 1987: Chidi Imoh (NGR)
- 1991: Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
- 1995: Davidson Ezinwa (NGR)
- 1999: Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA)
- 2003: Deji Aliu (NGR)
- 2007: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR)
- 2011: Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (EGY)
- 2015: Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV)
- 2019: Raymond Ekevwo (NGR)
- 2023: Emmanuel Eseme (CMR)
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