Franck Elemba

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Franck Elemba
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Elemba at the 2016 Hanžeković Memorial
Personal information
Born (1990-07-21) July 21, 1990 (age 33)
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Shot put
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Discus
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Durban Shot put
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Marrakech Shot put

Franck Dannique Elemba Owaka (born 21 July 1990 [1] ) is an athlete from the Republic of the Congo competing in the shot put. [2] He represented his country at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and 2015 World Championships, as well as team Africa at the 2010 and 2014 Continental Cup.

He was born in Brazzaville, and represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he was placed 4th in the shot put with a throw of 21.20 metres. [3] He was the flag bearer for the Republic of Congo during the Parade of Nations. [4]

He has personal bests of 21.20 metres outdoors (Rio de Janeiro 2016) and 20.53 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2016). Both results are current national records.

Earlier in his career he competed in judo, before turning to athletics in 2006. [1]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
2009 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 4thShot put14.93 m
5thDiscus throw36.23 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 7thShot put 15.09 m
9thDiscus throw 40.95 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4thShot put 15.90 m
12thDiscus throw 38.56 m
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 8thShot put 15.83 m [5]
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 18th (q)Shot put 15.71 m
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 5thShot put 16.44 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 5thShot put 16.23 m
2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 5thShot put 18.68 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 18th (q)Shot put 17.74 m
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 3rdShot put 18.74 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7thShot put 19.72 m [5]
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 21st (q)Shot put 19.40 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1stShot put 20.25 m
3rdDiscus throw 50.30 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 17thShot put 19.34 m
African Championships Durban, South Africa 2ndShot put 19.89 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4thShot put 21.20 m
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1stShot put 19.99 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 24th (q)Shot put 19.74 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 6thShot put 19.17 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 29th (q)Shot put 19.76 m

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References

  1. 1 2 Franck Elemba : Le gladiateur venu de la rivière Congo (in French)
  2. Franck Elemba at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. 1 2 Representing Africa
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