Ben-Youssef Méité
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Ben-Youssef Méité (November 11, 1986-) is a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire
. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships
in Nairobi
and won the gold medal, with a personal best of 10.08 seconds.
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships
2010 African Championships in Athletics
The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010.-Background:The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time...
in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
and won the gold medal, with a personal best of 10.08 seconds.
Achievements
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| 2010 | African Championships in Athletics 2010 African Championships in Athletics The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010.-Background:The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time... |
Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 100 m | 10.08 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 20.39 | |||
| IAAF Continental Cup 2010 IAAF Continental Cup The 1st IAAF Continental Cup was an international track and field sporting event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Originally scheduled as the 11th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, it was renamed in 2008 when the IAAF revamped the competition format... |
Split, Croatia | 3rd | 200 m | 20.51 | |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games The athletics competition at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held from 11–15 September 2011 at the Estádio do Zimpeto in Maputo, Mozambique.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Elite competition:-Para-sport competition:-Games statistics:... |
Maputo Maputo Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its... , Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest... |
2nd | 100 m | 10.28 Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 100 metres The Men's 100 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11-12 september at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.The final held at 7:10 p.m... |
| 200 m | 20.76 Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metres event at the Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held on 14-15 September.-Medalists:-Heats:Qualification: First 3 of each heat and the next 6 fastest qualified for the semifinals.... |
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