Personal information | |
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Born | Montargis, France | 18 May 1991
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw |
Club | EC Orleans [1] |
Coached by | Jacques Pelgas |
Lolassonn Djouhan (born 18 May 1991 in Montargis) is a French athlete specialising in the discus throw. [2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships missing the final by two centimetres.
His personal best in the event is 66.66 metres set in 2021 in Stade Fernand Bonnieu, Montélimar. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing France | |||||
2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 19th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 51.77 m |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 33rd (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 44.83 m |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 22nd (q) | Discus throw | 53.54 m |
2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 10th | Discus throw | 56.98 m |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 4th | Discus throw | 55.61 m | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | Discus throw | 63.21 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | Discus throw | 61.89 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 21st (q) | Discus throw | 60.74 m |
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