Ben Youssef Meïté

Ben Youssef Meïté (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 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.

Ben Youssef Meïté
Personal information
Born (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986
Séguéla
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country Ivory Coast
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
Medal record
Representing the  Ivory Coast
Men's athletics
African Championships
2010 Nairobi100 m
2012 Porto Novo200 m
2016 Durban100 m
2010 Nairobi200 m
2016 Durban4×100 m relay
All-Africa Games
2015 Brazzaville 100 m
2015 Brazzaville 4×100 m relay
2011 Maputo 100 m
2011 Maputo 200 m
Updated on 17 September 2015.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Ivory Coast
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 7th 4 × 100 m relay 40.81
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 20th (h) 200 m 22.18
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia 7th 100 m 10.63
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.87
Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 6th 100 m 10.64
1st 200 m 20.99
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.79
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 13th (sf) 100 m 10.52
10th (sf) 200 m 21.18
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 37th (h) 100 m 10.41
20th (qf) 200 m 20.78
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 1st 100 m 10.15 (w)
1st 200 m 20.37
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.91
2010 World Indoor Championships Split, Croatia 21st 60 m 6.76
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 100 m 10.08
2nd 200 m 20.39
6th 4 × 100 m relay 40.77
IAAF Continental Cup Split, Croatia 3rd 200 m 20.51
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 28th (h) 100 m 10.45
33rd (h) 200 m 20.97
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 2nd 100 m 10.28
2nd 200 m 20.76
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (sf) 60 m 6.71
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 1st 200 m 20.62
4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.10
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 16th (sf) 100 m 10.13
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 18th (sf) 100 m 10.17
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 1st 100 m 10.04
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.93
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st 100 m 9.95 (w)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.98
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 100 m 9.96
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th (sf) 100 m 10.12
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 10th (sf) 60 m 6.59
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 4th 100 m 10.36
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.92

References
    Olympic Games
    Preceded by
    Amandine Allou Affoue    		 Flagbearer for  Ivory Coast
    London 2012    		 Succeeded by
    Murielle Ahouré


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