Augustin Bey

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Augustin Bey
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Bey in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 29)
Sarrebourg, France
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Long jump: 8.16 m (26 ft 9+14 in) (Hengelo 2021)

Augustin Bey (born 6 June 1995) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. [1] He qualified for the long jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] He also won the event at the 2019 and 2021 French Athletics Championships, as well as at the 2020 French Indoor Athletics Championships. He also tied for the bronze medal with Eusebio Cáceres at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships.

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References

  1. Augustin Bey at World Athletics
  2. "BEY Augustin". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.