Ben Youssef Meïté

Ben Youssef Meïté
Ben Youssef Meïté (middle) in Paris 2016
nation	Ivory Coast
birthday	11th November 1986 (age 33)
place of birth	Séguéla , Ivory Coast
size	180 cm
Weight	84 kg
Career
discipline	sprint
status	active
Medal table
Africa Games 2 × 2 × 0 × African Championships 3 × 2 × 1 × U20 African Championships 0 × 1 × 1 ×
Africa Games silver Maputo 2011 100 m silver Maputo 2011 200 m gold Brazzaville 2015 100 m gold Brazzaville 2015 4 × 100 m  African Championships gold Nairobi 2010 100 m silver Nairobi 2010 200 m gold Porto-Novo 2012 200 m gold Durban 2016 100 m silver Durban 2016 4 × 100 m bronze Asaba 2018 4 × 100 m Junior African Championships silver Tunis 2005 100 m bronze Tunis 2005 200 m
last change: June 27, 2019

Ben Youssef Meïté (born November 11, 1986 in Séguéla ) is an Ivorian sprinter .

Athletic career

Ben Youssef Meïté gained his first experience in international championships at the 2003 Youth World Championships in Sherbrooke , where he was eliminated in the first round in the 100-meter run with 11.21 s and in the 200-meter run with 22.33 s. Then he reached the Junior African Championships in Garoua over 200 meters to the semi-finals, in which he was eliminated with 21.81 s. In addition, the end of 100 meters took place in 10.95 seconds in advance. With the Ivorian 4 x 100 meter relay, he also took part in the Africa Games in Abuja for the first time , where he finished seventh in 40.81 s. The following year he took part in the African Championships in Brazzaville over 200 meters , but was eliminated there with 22.18 s in the preliminary round. In 2005 he was at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Mecca in 10.63 s seventh in the 100-meter run and won the relay in 40.87 s, the bronze medal behind Saudi Arabia and Oman. He then won the silver medal over 200 meters in 21.32 seconds and bronze over 200 meters in 10.74 seconds at the Junior African Championships in Tunis . At the Francophonie Games in Niamey , he won in 20.99 s over 200 meters and in 39.79 s with the relay and finished sixth over 100 meters in 10.64 s.

In 2006 he made it to the semi-finals at the African Championships in Bambous over 100 meters, in which he could not finish his run. In 2007 he again took part in the Africa Games in Algiers and reached the semi-finals there in both individual competitions, in which he was eliminated with 10.52 s and 21.18 s. He was also disqualified from the Ivorian relay in the final. In 2009 he qualified for the first time for the World Championships in Berlin , where he reached the semi-finals over 200 meters, in which he was eliminated with 20.78 s, while he was eliminated over 100 meters with 10.41 s in the preliminary run. He then won the Francophonie Games in Beirut in 10.15 s over 100 meters and in 20.37 s over 200 meters. He was also fourth in the season in 39.91 s. The following year he took part in the 60-meter run at the World Indoor Championships in Doha , but was eliminated in the first round with 6.76 s. At the African Championships in Nairobi he won over 100 meters in 10.08 s and only had to admit defeat to Egyptian Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud over 200 meters in 20.39 s . He also reached sixth place with the relay in 40.77 s. He then finished third over 200 meters in the Athletics Continental Cup in Split in 20.51 s.

In 2011 he again took part in the World Championships in Daegu , South Korea , but retired with 10.45 s and 20.97 s in the preliminary round. He then won the silver medal behind the Egyptian Seoud at the Africa Games in Maputo in 10.28 s. He also won the silver medal over 200 meters in 20.76 s and was beaten by Idrissa Adam from Cameroon . The following year he reached the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul over 60 meters to the semi-finals, in which he was eliminated with 6.71 s. At the African Championships in Porto-Novo , he won the 200 meters in 20.62 seconds and was disqualified over 100 meters in the preliminary run. In addition, he finished fourth in the relay in 40.10 s. Nevertheless, he qualified over 100 meters for the first time for the Olympic Games in London , where he was eliminated with 10.13 s in the semifinals .

After a two-year break in competition, Meïté qualified again in 2015 over 100 meters for the World Championships in Beijing , where he was eliminated with 10.17 s in the semifinals . He then won the Africa Games in Brazzaville with a new national record of 10.04 s and with the relay in 38.93 s. The following year, he won the 100 meter title again at the African Championships in Durban in 9.95 seconds supported by wind and won the silver medal behind South Africa in 38.98 seconds. He qualified again for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , where he finished sixth with a new national record of 9.96 s in the final . In 2017 he reached the semi-finals at the World Championships in London over 100 meters , in which he was eliminated with 10.12 seconds. At the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham , he made it over 60 meters to the semifinals, in which he was eliminated with 6.59 seconds. In August he won the bronze medal at the African Championships in Asaba in 38.92 s with the relay behind South Africa and Nigeria and was fourth over 100 meters in 10.36 s.

In 2004 Meïté became the Ivorian champion in the 100 and 200 meter races. He graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke . His father was Amadou Meïté , who died in 2014 and was a successful sprinter himself. His brother Ibrahim Meïté is also a former sprinter.

Personal bests

• 100 meters: 9.96 s (+0.2 m / s), August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro
  • 60 meters (hall): 6.55 s, February 11, 2018 in Metz
• 200 meters: 20.37 s (−0.2 m / s), October 5, 2009 in Beirut

Web links

Commons : Ben Youssef Méité  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ben Youssef Meïté in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Ben Youssef Meïté in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Steve Landells: That moment when ... Meite broke his toe at the 2012 Olympics ( English ) IAAF. July 15, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jon Mulkeen: Ivorian sprint double for Meite and Ta Lou at All-African Games ( English ) IAAF. September 15, 2015. Accessed June 27, 2019.
2. ↑ Wesley Botton: Sprint double for Ivory Coast but hosts South Africa dominate at African Championships ( English ) IAAF. June 23, 2016. Accessed June 27, 2019.