Jean Marie Okutu

Jean Marie Okutu Kouletio (born 4 August 1988 in Cotonou, Benin) is a Spanish athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] He made the final at the 2015 European Indoor Championships, finishing fifth. In addition he won the silver medal at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships.

Jean Marie Okutu
Jean Marie Okutu jumping during the IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid 2017.
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Cotonou, Benin
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long jump
ClubSG Pontevedra, FC Barcelona
Coached byJavier Medrano

Although Okutu was born in Benin, his family comes from Ghana; his father, a sailor was working in a port in Cotonou. At the age of six, Jean Marie moved with his family to Marín, Spain.[2]

His personal bests in the event are 8.01 metres outdoors (+1.7 m/s; Pontevedra 2014) and 7.96 metres indoors (Antequera 2015).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 7th Long jump 7.78 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd Long jump 7.87 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (q) Long jump 7.65 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q) Long jump 7.64 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 5th Long jump 7.93 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Long jump 7.84 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 13th (q) Long jump 7.80 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (q) Long jump 7.75 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 6th Long jump 7.78 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 17th (q) Long jump 7.66 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 4th Long jump 7.75 m

References

  1. Jean Marie Okutu at World Athletics
  2. "Un salto hacia Londres 2012" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2015-03-11.


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