Hassane Fofana

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Hassane Fofana
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Hassane Fofana (first from left)
Personal information
Born (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992 (age 32)
Gavardo, Italy [1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro Padova (2012–)
Coached byAlberto Barbera
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Minsk 110 m hurdles

Hassane Fofana (born 28 April 1992) is an Italian athlete specialising in the high hurdles. [2] He is of Ivorian descent. [1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 110 m hurdles. [3]

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Biography

His personal bests are 13.44 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.5 m/s, Turku 2019, and also +1.1, Geneva 2021) and 7.66 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Ancona 2018). he won six times the national championships.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 9th (h)110 m hurdles 14.05
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 17th (h)110 m hurdles 13.55
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 15th (h)60 m hurdles 7.75
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 12th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.52
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 14th (h)60 m hurdles 7.78
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 25th (h)60 m hurdles 7.81
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 6th110 m hurdles 13.89
European Championships Berlin, Germany 11th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.52
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 12th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.52
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 15th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.75
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 32nd (h)110 m hurdles 13.70
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 16th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.65
European Championships Munich, Germany 10th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.56
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 8th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.71
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.50

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References

  1. 1 2 Italian Athletics Federation bio
  2. Hassane Fofana at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Athletics FOFANA Hassane - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.