Ivorian sprinter
Ben Youssef Meïté
Born (1986-11-11 ) November 11, 1986 (age 37) Séguéla Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 84 kg (185 lb) Country Ivory Coast Sport Athletics Event(s) 100 metres 200 metres Updated on 17 September 2015
Ben Youssef Meïté (born November 11, 1986) is a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire . 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. He also won African Championship golds in the 200 m and the 100 m in 2012 and 2016, respectively.
Competition record [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes 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
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1965: Senegal (N'Diaye , Doumbia , Diop , Mané ) 1973: Nigeria 1978: Ghana (Obeng , Lomotey , Enchill , Karikari ) 1987: Nigeria 1991: Nigeria (Omagbemi , Asonze , Kayode , Ezinwa ) 1995: Ghana (Hassan , Ali , Tuffour , Nkansah ) 1999: Nigeria (Aliu , Effiong , Oriala , Asonze ) 2003: Ghana (Nsiah , Nkansah , Zakari , Myles-Mills ) 2007: Nigeria (Uche , Metu , Oriala , Fasuba ) 2011: Nigeria (Emelieze , Metu , Adukwu , Egwero ) 2015: Ivory Coast (Naliali , Koffi Hua , Cissé , Meïté ) 2019: Ghana (Safo-Antwi , Kwaku Azamati , Owusu-Antwi , Amoah ) 2023: Nigeria (Sunday , Ekanem , Akintola , Itsekiri )