Fernando Augustin is a Mauritian

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 sprinter

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 who specializes in the 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

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In 2002 he finished fifth at the 2002 African Championships

2002 African Championships in Athletics

The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.- Men's Results :-Field:-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...

, and was selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay

4 x 400 metres relay

The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...

 at the 2002 IAAF World Cup

2002 IAAF World Cup

The 9th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was hosted by Madrid, September 21–22, 2002, in the Estadio La Peineta...

. The African team, with Adem Hecini

Adem Hecini

Adem Hecini is an Algerian athlete who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.In the 800 metres he won the silver medal at the 1996 African Championships, and the gold medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at three World Championships as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000...

, Sofiane Labidi

Sofiane Labidi

Sofiane Labidi is a Tunisian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.19 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Seville.-Achievements:-References:...

, Fernando Augustin and compatriot Eric Milazar

Eric Milazar

Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....

, won the bronze medal.

His personal best time is 46.04 seconds, achieved in March 2002 in Bamako

Bamako

Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...

. He also co-holds the Mauritian record in 4 x 100 m relay, 38.99 seconds from the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

 with teammates Arnaud Casquette

Arnaud Casquette

Arnaud Casquette is a Mauritian long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and fifth at the 2006 African Championships. He won the silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2007 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000...

, Eric Milazar

Eric Milazar

Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....

 and Stéphan Buckland.

Achievements in Athletics

Year	Meeting	Venue	Result	Event	Time
1998	IAAF World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	6th	400m Semifinal	47.42
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	8th	400m Heat	47.66
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	4x100m Qualification	39.71
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	7th	4x100m Final	42.70
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	7th	4x400m Heat	3:08:09
1999	Meeting Atletica Trofeo Maurina	Imperia, Italy	2nd	400m	48.14
2000	Meeting National de Paris Charlety	Paris, France	1st	100m	10.55
2000	Meeting National de Paris Charlety	Paris, France	1st	200m	21.01
2000	Meeting Atletica Trofeo Maurina	Imperia, Italy	2nd	400m	47.56
2000	Meeting Pre-Olympic Warmup	Sydney Australia	4th	100m	10.79
2000	Meeting Pre-Olympic Warmup	Sydney Australia	3rd	300m	33.71
2000	Sydney Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	4x100m Heat	39.55
2001	Air Mauritius International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	200m	21.15
2001	Meeting ABSA Port Elizabeth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	6th	400m	47.95
2001	Meeting Internazionale Citta di Avellino	Avellino, Italy	2nd	400m	46.55
2001	Francophone Games	Ottawa, Canada	2nd	400 m Qualification	46.42
2001	Francophone Games	Ottawa, Canada	4th	400 m Final	46.32
2001	Francophone Games	Ottawa, Canada	1st	4x100m Qualification	39.54
2001	Francophone Games	Ottawa, Canada	1st	4x100m Final	39.04
2001	IAAF World Athletics Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	4x100m Heat	38.99 (NR)
2001	IAAF World Athletics Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th	4x100m Semifinal	39.25
2002	Meeting ABSA Port Elizabeth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	3rd	400m	46.83
2002	Meeting ABSA Belleville	Belleville, South Africa	6th	400m	47.17
2002	Air Mauritius International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	3rd	400m	46.72
2002	Meeting Spitzen Leichtathletik	Lucerne, Switzerland	3rd	400m	46.49
2002	AAC Permit Meeting	Nairobi, Kenya	3rd	400m	46.38
2002	Meeting International Dakar	Dakar, Senegal	1st	400m	46.20
2002	Meeting National Elite Bron	Bron, France	1st	400m	46.18
2002	Meeting International Bamako	Bamako, Mali	1st	400m	46.04(PB)
2002	Meeting International Résisprint	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	4th	400m	46.70
2002	Meeting International Sonatrach	Blida, Algeria	5th	400m	47.00
2002	Nationales GGB Hallenmeeting	Macolin, Switzerland	2nd	400m	47.66
2002	Meeting EAP AtletiCAGenève	Geneva, Switzerland	2nd	400m	46.39
2002	Championnats Suisses Interclubs LNA	Zoug, Switzerland	2nd	200m	21.42
2002	Championnats Suisses Interclubs LNA	Zoug, Switzerland	1st	400m	47.96
2002	13th African Championships Athletics	Rades, Tunisia	2nd	400m Heat	46.56
2002	13th African Championships Athletics	Rades, Tunisia	2nd	400m Semifinal	46.64
2002	13th African Championships Athletics	Rades, Tunisia	5th	400m Final	47.03
2002	13th African Championships Athletics	Rades, Tunisia	3rd	4x100m Final	40.27
2002	13th African Championships Athletics	Rades, Tunisia	2nd	4x400m Final	3:10:14
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	4th	400m Heat	48.12
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	5th	400m Quarterfinal	47.06
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	6th	4x100m Semifinal	40.05
2002	IAAF Athletics World Cup	Madrid, Spain	2nd	4x400m	3:01:69
2003	Preparation Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	400m	48.10
2003	Mauritius Youth Championships Open Events	Reduit, Mauritius	2nd	200m	22.00
2003	Championnats Nationaux	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	200m Qualification	21.68
2003	Championnats Nationaux	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	200m Final	21.28
2003	1st Lucozade Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	800m	1:55.18
2003	2nd Lucozade Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	400m	48.30
2003	3rd Lucozade Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	800m	1:56.72
2003	Meeting ASA Engen Roodepoort	Roodepoort, South Africa	1st	400m	47.05
2003	Meeting National DNA de Strasbourg	Strasbourg, France	1st	400m	46.72
2003	Memorial Paolo Delogu	Nuoro, Italy	5th	400m	46.08
2003	Meeting Gustav Sule Memorial	Tartu, France	3rd	400m	47.84
2003	Meeting International Résisprint	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	3rd	400m	46.32
2003	Championnats de France Elites d'athlétisme	Narbonne, France	2nd	400m Qualification	46.61
2003	Championnats de France Elites d'athlétisme	Narbonne, France	5th	400m Final	46.61
2003	Meeting Internazionale Citta di Padova	Padova, Italy	8th	400m	47.14
2003	Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien	Bambous,Mauritius	1st	400m Qualification	48.51
2003	Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien	Bambous,Mauritius	2nd	400m Final	47.07
2003	Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	4x100m	39.23(CR)
2003	Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	4x400m	3'10"84
2003	All Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	4th	400m Heat	47.43
2003	All Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	6th	400m Semifinal	47.30
2004	Skyline International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	3rd	400m	47.26
2004	Antananarivo International Meeting	Antananarivo, Madagascar	1st	200m	21.34
2004	Antananarivo International Meeting	Antananarivo, Madagascar	1st	400m	47.10
2004	Mémorial Eugène Humberset	Fribourg, Switzerland	3rd	400m	47.70
2004	Meeting Arcobaleno AtleticaEuropa	Celle Ligure, Italy	3rd	400m	47.03
2004	Meeting International Zitouna Sport	Rades, Tunisia	4th	400m	47.11
2004	Athletissima Super Grand Prix	Lausanne, Switzerland	4th	400m	47.31
2004	Les Soirées de Marseille	Marseille, France	1st	100m	10.63
2004	Les Soirées de Marseille	Marseille, France	1st	200m	21.29
2004	Les Soirées de Marseille	Marseille, France	1st	400m	48.18
2005	Middle distance Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	300m	34.00
2005	Lucozade Sport National Circuit 1st meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	3rd	100m	10.76
2005	Lucozade Sport National Circuit 2nd meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	3rd	200m	21.51
2005	Skyline International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	3rd	400m	48.40
2005	Meeting AtletiCAGenève	Geneva, Switzerland	4th	400m	46.50
2005	Meeting Spitzen Leichtathletik	Lucerne, Switzerland	2nd	400m	46.91
2005	Meeting International Lugano	Lugano, Switzerland	1st	100m	10.62
2005	Meeting International Lugano	Lugano, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.34
2005	Meeting International Resisprint	La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.22
2005	Meeting International CABW Nivelles	Nivelles, Belgium	1st	400m	47.10
2005	Francophone Games Preparation Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	4x100m	42.25
2005	Francophone Games	Niamey, Niger	1st	400m Qualification	47.41
2005	Francophone Games	Niamey, Niger	2nd	400m Final	46.52
2005	Francophone Games	Niamey, Niger	3rd	4x100m Final	40.28
2005	Francophone Games	Niamey, Niger	2nd	4x400m Final	3'0718
2006	Championnats Suisses Elites	Macolin, Switzerland	1st	400m Qualification	48.84
2006	Championnats Suisses Elites	Macolin, Switzerland	1st	400m Final	47.72
2006	Meeting B de la Gruyère	Bulle, Switzerland	2nd	100m	10.61
2006	Meeting AtletiCAGenève	Geneva, Switzerland	2nd	100m	10.95
2006	Meeting AtletiCAGenève	Geneva, Switzerland	2nd	200m	21.58
2006	Meeting International Résisprint	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	2nd	400m	47.11
2006	Meeting International Bern Arena	Bern, Switzerland	3rd	400m	46.57
2006	Meeting International Resisprint	La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland	1st	100m	10.70
2006	Meeting International Resisprint	La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.45
2006	Interclubs Suisse Elites	Fribourg, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.22
2006	Interclubs Suisse Elites	Fribourg, Switzerland	1st	400m	47.42
2006	Interclubs Suisse Elites	Fribourg, Switzerland	1st	4x100m	40.72
2006	Meeting Spitzen Leichtathletik	Lucerne, Switzerland	8th	400m	48.08
2006	African Athletics Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	400m Heat	46.89
2006	African Athletics Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	7th	400m Semifinal	47.67
2006	African Athletics Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	4th	4x400m Final	3:09.78
2006	18th Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	4th	400m Heat	48.11
2006	18th Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	5th	4x400m Heat	3:08.19
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	400m Heat	47.46
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	8th	400m Semifinal	48.02
2007	Mauritius International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	2nd	400m	48.20
2007	Hallen-Abendmeeting	Macolin, Switzerland	1st	200m	22.07
2007	Hallen-Abendmeeting	Macolin, Switzerland	2nd	4x200m	1:28.10
2007	Abendmeeting Donnerstag	Aarau, Switzerland	1st	100m	10.65
2007	Abendmeeting Donnerstag	Aarau, Switzerland	1st	300m	33.54
2007	Championnats Suisses Elites	Lausanne, Switzerland	1st	400m Qualification	48.14
2007	Championnats Suisses Elites	Lausanne, Switzerland	1st	400m Final	46.81
2007	Championnats Suisses Elites Salle	St. Gallen, Switzerland	1st	400m Qualification	48.62
2007	Championnats Suisses Elites en Salle	St. Gallen, Switzerland	1st	400m Final	48.43
2007	Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien	Antananarivo, Madagascar	3rd	400m Qualification	48.50
2007	Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien	Antananarivo, Madagascar	2nd	400m Final	47.30
2007	Jeux des Iles de L'ocean Indien	Antananarivo, Madagascar	1st	4x400m Final	3:11:19
2008	Meeting en Salle de Macolin	Macolin, Switzerland	2nd	60m Qualification	6.98
2008	Meeting en Salle de Macolin	Macolin, Switzerland	1st	60m Final	6.95
2008	Meeting en Salle de Macolin	Macolin, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.95
2008	Nationales Hallenmeeting	Macolin, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.99
2008	Nationales Hallenmeeting	Macolin, Switzerland	1st	400m	48.32
2008	Nationales Hallenmeeting	Macolin, Switzerland	2nd	400m	47.93
2008	Meeting International Résisprint	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	3rd	400m	47.44
2008	Swiss-Meeting	Jona, Switzerland	3rd	200m	21.58
2008	Meeting GGB	Macolin-Magglingen, Switzerland	2nd	400m	47.93
2008	Swiss-Meeting	Berne, Switzerland	2nd	400m	47.14
2008	Meeting B de la Gruyère	Bulle, Switzerland	2nd	100m Qualification	10.64
2008	Meeting B de la Gruyère	Bulle, Switzerland	2nd	100m Final	10.50
2008	Championnats Romands Open	Lausanne, Switzerland	1st	100m Qualification	10.82
2008	Championnats Romands Open	Lausanne, Switzerland	2nd	100m Final	10.70
2008	Championnats Romands Open	Lausanne, Switzerland	1st	200m Qualification	21.60
2008	Championnats Romands Open	Lausanne, Switzerland	1st	200m Final	21.56
2008	Championnats Suisses Elites	Fribourg, Switzerland	1st	400m Qualification	49.22
2008	Championnats Suisses Elites	Fribourg, Switzerland	1st	400m Final	47.19
2008	Bonus-Track Swiss Meeting	Hochdorf, Switzerland	1st	400m	47.31
2008	Meeting de Pentecôte	Zofingen, Switzerland	1st	100m Qualification	10.86
2008	Meeting de Pentecôte	Zofingen, Switzerland	2nd	100m Final	10.73
2008	Meeting de Pentecôte	Zofingen, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.57
2008	Finale CSI Ligue Nationale A Homme	Berne, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.49
2008	Finale CSI Ligue Nationale A Homme	Berne, Switzerland	1st	400m	47.51
2008	Finale CSI Ligue Nationale A Homme	Berne, Switzerland	3rd	4x100m	41.61
2008	Meeting Spitzen Leichtathletik	Lucerne, Switzerland	6th	400m	47.24
2009	Yellowpages Series	Germiston, South Africa	2nd	4x100m	39.72
2009	Meeting National D1 Metz Moselle Athlelor	Metz, France	1st	400m	48.63
2009	CSI Ligue Nationale A	Berne, Switzerland	1st	400m	48.51
2009	CSI Ligue Nationale A	Berne, Switzerland	5th	4x100m	42.34
2009	Team SM Meeting	Langenthal, Switzerland	2nd	200m	21.37
2009	Memorial Humberset	Fribourg, Switzerland	1st	200m	21.62
2009	Mauritius International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	400m	48.27
2009	Mauritius International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	2nd	200m	21.73
2009	Mauritius International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	4x100m	39.88
2009	Meeting International Resisprint	La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland	2nd	200m	21.46
2009	Meeting International Resisprint	La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland	2nd	400m	47.87
2009	Francophone Games	Beirut, Lebanon	3rd	4x400m	3:08:29
2010	Preparation Meeting- Commonwealth Games	Reduit, Mauritius	4th	100m	11.00
2010	Preparation Meeting- Commonwealth Games	Reduit, Mauritius	3rd	400m	50.70
2010	Meeting AtletiCAGenève	Geneva, Switzerland	7th	400m	48.32
2010	CSI Ligue Nationale A	Bâle, Switzerland	3rd	200m	21.99
2010	CSI Ligue Nationale A	Bâle, Switzerland	1st	400m	48.24
2010	CSI Ligue Nationale A	Bâle, Switzerland	3rd	4x100m	44.30
2010	19th Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	5th	400m Heat	48.43
2010	African Athletics Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	3rd	4x100m Heat	40.00
2010	African Athletics Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	5th	4x100m Final	40.27
2011	Mauritius International Meeting	Reduit, Mauritius	2nd	400m	48.98
2011	Lucozade Sport Grand Prix 2eme Manche	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	400m	49.40
2011	Lucozade Sport Grand Prix 2eme Manche	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	4x400m	3:17.71