Naman Keïta
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | 400 m hurdles | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Paris | 4x400 m relay | |
Naman Keïta (born April 9, 1978 in Paris, France) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
He finished 4th in the 400 m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
He started running while in primary school. He worked for six months as a postman before stopping to focus his energies on the World Championships and Olympic Games. He is able to use a 12 stride pattern between the hurdles. His hobbies are cooking and jazz music.
He was Malian until the end of 1999: his father is of Malian origin while his mother is of Algerian origin.
Keïta was caught for using a prohibited substance (testosterone) before the World Athletics Championship in Osaka 2007.[1]
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IAAF profile for Naman Keïta
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