Ibrahim Meité (sprinter)
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Ibrahim Meité (born 18 November 1976) is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.
Biography
Meité finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Jean-Olivier Zirignon and Frank Waota.
Participating in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he achieved fourth place in his heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round.
His personal best time in the 200 m is 20.64 seconds, achieved in June 1994 in Narbonne. This is the current national record.[http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/RECCIV.txt Côte d'Ivoire athletics records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608102543/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/RECCIV.txt |date=2007-06-08 }} He also co-holds the national 4 × 100 m relay record of 38.60 seconds with teammates Ahmed Douhou, Yves Sonan and Eric Pacome N'Dri, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.
References
External links
- {{World Athletics}}
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Category:Ivorian male sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Ivory Coast
Category:21st-century Ivorian sportsmen
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