Ben Youssef Meïté Explained

Birth Date:11 November 1986
Birth Place:Séguéla
Weight:84kg (185lb)
Country:
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 metres
200 metres
Updated: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

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Representing the
2003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria7th4 × 100 m relay40.81
2004African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo20th (h)200 m22.18
2005Islamic Solidarity GamesMecca, Saudi Arabia7th100 m10.63
3rd4 × 100 m relay40.87
Jeux de la FrancophonieNiamey, Niger6th100 m10.64
1st200 m20.99
1st4 × 100 m relay39.79
2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria13th (sf)100 m10.52
10th (sf)200 m21.18
–4 × 100 m relayDQ
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany37th (h)100 m10.41
20th (qf)200 m20.78
Jeux de la FrancophonieBeirut, Lebanon1st100 m10.15 (w)
1st200 m20.37
4th4 × 100 m relay39.91
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsSplit, Croatia21st60 m6.76
African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya1st100 m10.08
2nd200 m20.39
6th4 × 100 m relay40.77
IAAF Continental CupSplit, Croatia3rd200 m20.51
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea28th (h)100 m10.45
33rd (h)200 m20.97
All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique2nd100 m10.28
2nd200 m20.76
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey10th (sf)60 m6.71
African ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin1st200 m20.62
4th4 × 100 m relay40.10
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom16th (sf)100 m10.13
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China18th (sf)100 m10.17
African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of Congo1st100 m10.04
1st4 × 100 m relay38.93
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africabgcolor=gold1st100 m9.95 (w)
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay38.98
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6th100 m9.96
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom10th (sf)100 m10.12
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom10th (sf)60 m6.59
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria4th100 m 10.36
3rd4 × 100 m relay38.92