Louis François Mendy Explained

Louis François Mendy
Nationality:	Senegalese
Birth Date:	2 March 1999
Birth Place:	Guédiawaye, Senegal
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	110 metres hurdles
Pb:	110 m hs– 13.59 (2019)
Show-Medals:	yes

Louis François Mendy (born 2 March 1999) is a Senegalese track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter.^{[1] [2]} At the 2019 African Games, he competed in the 110 metres hurdles, winning a bronze medal after winning the semifinal.^{[3] [4]} Four years later he won gold.

Louis François Mendy got an Olympic Scholarship and was then selected for a universality place to participate in 2020 Summer Games in 110 m hurdles.

International competitions

Representing
2017	African U20 Championships	Tlemcen, Algeria	bgcolor=silver	2nd	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	14.24
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.34
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	5th	110 m hurdles	13.94
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	3rd	110 m hurdles	14.05
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	30th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.75
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	34th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.84
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	41st (h)	60 m hurdles	7.95
	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	39th (h)	200 m	21.57
			–	110 m hurdles	DNF
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	29th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.70
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	bgcolor=silver	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.28
2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	bgcolor=gold	1st	110 m hurdles	13.38
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.66
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd (h)	110 m hurdles	13.24^1
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	bgcolor=gold	1st	110 m hurdles	13.61
	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	bgcolor=gold	1st	110 m hurdles	13.49
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	11th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.34

¹Disqualified in the semifinals

Notes and References

1. Web site: APS - Louis François Mendy établit un nouveau record du 110m haies . aps.sn . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190825080112/http://aps.sn/actualites/sports/athletisme/article/louis-francois-mendy-etablit-un-nouveau-record-du-110m-haies . 25 August 2019 . dead.
2. Web site: Nigeria's Fastest Hurdler, Oyeniyi Abejoye Headlines 1st Athletics In Schools Program . nigeriaathletics.com . 27 September 2018.
3. Web site: African Games (Athletics) Results - Men's 110m Hurdles Final . 2019 AG official website . 27 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190827224032/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/at/engat_athletics-results-men-s-110m-hurdles-1-01.htm . 27 August 2019 . dead .
4. Web site: 2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book . 7 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901063534/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/resJA2019/pdf/JA2019/AT/JA2019_AT_C99_AT0000000.pdf . 1 September 2019 . dead .