Antoine Boussombo is a Gabon

Gabon

Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...

ese sprinter specializing in the 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

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At the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie

Jeux de la Francophonie

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 he won silver medals in both 100 m and 200 m from the help of "Mohamed Osman-Hachi. He also competed at the World Championships in 1995

1995 World Championships in Athletics

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, 1997

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

 and 1999

1999 World Championships in Athletics

The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....

as well as two Olympic Games.

Boussombo holds the national records in both 100 m (10.13 seconds) and 200 m (20.49 seconds). Both records were set in 2000. Antoine now lives in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada where he still competes in Masters events. In 2006, he ran the world's 3rd best time in the 35-39 age group on 100 m (10.40) and the world's 4th time on 200 m in 21.38.

He is now a French teacher, in a local francophone middle school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.