Yoann Awhansou

Yoann Awhansou

Personal information
Born	(1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country	Benin
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Triple jump: 16.65 m (Carquefou, 2025)

Yoann Awhansou (born 6 October 1999) is a France-based triple jumper who represents Benin internationally. ^[1]

Career

He is a member of Saint Denis Émotion athletics club in France. ^[2] He placed third in the French Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2024 in Miramas with a triple jump of 15.87 metres. ^{[3] [4]} He finished fourth overall in the triple jump at the 2024 African Athletics Championships in June 2024, with a best jump of 16.12 metres in Douala, Cameroon. ^[5]

He jumped 16.25 metres to win at the Championnats de France Nationaux en salle in Nantes in February 2025. ^[3] He then jumped 16.29 meters for the third best jump at the French Indoor Athletics Championships later that month, behind Melvin Raffin and Thomas Gogois. ^{[6] [7]}

He set a new personal best of 16.65 metres (+1.3) to win in France at the Meeting National de Carquefou in June 2025. ^{[8] [9]} He jumped 15.73 metres to win the Beninese Championships in August 2025. ^[10] Having qualified via his world ranking of 36th position, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

References

1. "Yoann Awhansou". World Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
2. "French Athletics Championships: Roméo N'tia and Yoann Awhansou shine". Lanation.bj. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
3. "Championnats Nationaux dethletisme en salle Nantes 2025 Romeo Ntia et Yoann Awhansou honorent le Benin". Lematinal.bj. February 17, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
4. "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. February 17, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
5. "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. June 21, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
6. "ATHLETICSAthletics – Complete list of winners and results of the 2025 French Elite Indoor Championships". Dicoduspory. February 23, 2025. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
7. "Wilhem Belocian retains his French indoor 60m hurdles title, Thibaut Collet wins pole vault gold". Lequipe. February 23, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
8. "Meeting National de Carquefou". World Athletics. June 25, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
9. "Meeting de Carquefou 2035: Alois Abraham c'est fou". Stadion-actu.fr. June 28, 2025. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
10. "Beninese Championships". World Athletics. June 25, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
11. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
12. Koffi, Lebeni (September 5, 2025). "Mondiaux d'Athlétisme Tokyo 2025 : Deux ambassadeurs pour défendre les couleurs béninoises". lignerouge.net. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
13. "Benin in Tokyo with a duo: Odile Ahouanwanou withdraws". Lematinal. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.