Ken Romain
{{short description|French sprinter}}
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| pb = 100 m: 10.29
200 m: 20.94
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{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Nassau|4 × 200 m relay}}
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Ken Romain (born 17 April 1993) is a French track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds personal bests of 10.29 and 20.94 seconds for those events. He was the 100 m gold medallist at the 2014 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships.[http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=0&frmcompetition=146646 14/06/14 - Championnats de Méditerranée Espoirs]. Athle. Retrieved 2018-04-23. He has competed internationally with the French men's relay teams on several occasions. At the 2014 IAAF World Relays he won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 metres relay, setting a European record time of 1:20.66 for the event.[http://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=diniz-breaks-french-record-with-zurich-his-mind/index.html Diniz breaks French record with Zurich on his mind]. European Athletics (2014-05-26). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Romain also represented his country at the 2017 IAAF World Relays and won age category gold medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships and the European Athletics U23 Championships.[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/france/ken-romain-258348 Ken Romain]. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
International competitions
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rowspan=2|2011
|rowspan=2|European Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Tallinn, Estonia |10th (h) |10.75 |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|39.35 |
rowspan=2|2012
|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain |24th (h) |21.34 |
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|{{AthAbbr|DQ}} |
2013
|Tampere, Finland |6th |39.46 |
rowspan=4|2014
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1:20.66 {{AthAbbr|AR|European}} |
rowspan=2|Mediterranean U23 Championships
|rowspan=2|Aubagne, France |bgcolor=gold|1st |10.29 |
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European Team Championships
|Braunschweig, Germany | — |{{AthAbbr|DQ}} |
2015
|Tallinn, Estonia |bgcolor=gold|1st |39.36 |
2017
| — |{{AthAbbr|DQ}} |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
{{Footer U23 European Champions 4x100m Men}}
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