Ibrahima Wade

Ibrahima Wade (born 6 September 1968) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Senegal in 2000.

His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar. With 45.76 seconds from July 2004, he holds the currently ratified masters (athletes over 35 years) World record.[1]

He reached the semi finals of the World Championships in 1997 and 1999.

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1996 African Championships Yaoundé, Cameroon 1st 400 m
1997 Jeux de la Francophonie Antananarivo, Madagascar 1st 400 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 3rd 400 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 8th 4x400 m relay
Military World Games Zagreb, Croatia 1st 400 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th 4x400m relay
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 4x400 m relay

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