Ben Youssef Meïté

Personal information

Born

November 11, 1986
Séguéla

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

84 kg (185 lb)

Sport

Country

Ivory Coast

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

100 metres
200 metres

Medal record

Representing the Ivory Coast
Men's athletics
African Championships
	2010 Nairobi	100 m
	2012 Porto Novo	200 m
	2016 Durban	100 m
	2010 Nairobi	200 m
	2016 Durban	4×100 m relay
All-Africa Games
	2015 Brazzaville	100 m
	2015 Brazzaville	4×100 m relay
	2011 Maputo	100 m
	2011 Maputo	200 m

Updated on 17 September 2015.

Ben Youssef Meïté (November 11, 1986) is a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire. In 2010 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.

Competition record

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
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	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
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	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
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	33rd (h)	200 m	20.97
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	2nd	100 m	10.28
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	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
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	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
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of Congo	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.93
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	100 m	9.95 (w)
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	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

References

External links

Ben Youssef Meïté profile at IAAF

Olympic Games
Preceded by Amandine Allou Affoue	Flagbearer for Ivory Coast London 2012	Succeeded by Murielle Ahouré

All-Africa Games champions in men's 100 metres
1965: Gaoussou Koné (CIV) 1973: Ohene Karikari (GHA) 1978: Amadou Meïté (CIV) 1987: Chidi Imoh (NGR) 1991: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 1995: Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) 1999: Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA) 2003: Deji Aliu (NGR) 2007: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) 2011: Amr Seoud (EGY) 2015: Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV)

African Champions in men's 100 metres

1979–82: Ernest Obeng (GHA)
1984–85: Chidi Imoh (NGR)
1988: John Myles-Mills (GHA)
1989: Amadou Mbagnick Mbaye (SEN)
1990: Joseph Gikonyo (KEN)
1992: Victor Omagbemi (NGR)
1993: Daniel Effiong (NGR)
1996–98: Seun Ogunkoya (NGR)
2000: Aziz Zakari (GHA)
2002: Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
2004–08: Olusoji Fasuba (NGR)
2010: Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV)
2012: Simon Magakwe (RSA)
2014: Hua Wilfried Koffi (CIV)
2016: Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV)

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