Ousmane Diarra (French athlete)

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Ousmane Diarra
Personal information
Born (1964-02-10) 10 February 1964 (age 59)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres, 800 metres

Ousmane Diarra (born 10 February 1964) is a retired athlete who represented Senegal and later France. [2] He was initially a 400 metres sprinter competing at the 1988 Summer Olympics but later switched to the 800 metres. On that distance he won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships and the silver at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.

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He became French indoor champion in 1997. [3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:07.94
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 21st (h)400 m hurdles 52.29
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 28th (qf)400 m 46.23
13th (sf)4 × 400 m relay 3:07.19
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 28th (h)800 m 1:53.58
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd800 m 1:47.18, PB
Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 2nd800 m 1:50.79
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 24th (h)800 m 1:49.09

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • Indoor: 1:47.18 (Paris 1994)

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References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Ousmane Diarra at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "French Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 September 2016.[ permanent dead link ]