Jean Marie Okutu

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Jean Marie Okutu
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Jean Marie Okutu jumping during the IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid 2017.
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988 (age 36)
Cotonou, Benin
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Long jump
ClubSG Pontevedra, FC Barcelona
Coached byJavier Medrano

Jean Marie Okutu Kouletio (born 4 August 1988) is an athlete specialising in the long jump. [1] Born to Ghanaian parents in Benin, he represents Spain internationally. He made the final at the 2015 European Indoor Championships, finishing fifth. In addition he won the silver medal at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships.

Although Okutu was born in Benin, his family comes from Ghana; his father, a sailor was working in a port in Cotonou. At the age of six, Jean Marie moved with his family to Marín, Spain. [2]

His personal bests in the event are 8.01 metres outdoors (+1.7 m/s; Pontevedra 2014) and 7.96 metres indoors (Antequera 2015).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 7thLong jump 7.78 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2ndLong jump 7.87 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (q)Long jump 7.65 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q)Long jump 7.64 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 5thLong jump 7.93 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2ndLong jump 7.84 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 13th (q)Long jump 7.80 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (q)Long jump 7.75 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 6thLong jump 7.78 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 17th (q)Long jump 7.66 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 4thLong jump 7.75 m

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References

  1. Jean Marie Okutu at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Un salto hacia Londres 2012" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2015.