Bano Traoré (born 25 April 1985 in Ivry-sur-Seine, France) is a Malian athlete who specialises in the 110 meter hurdles. Traoré initially represented his birth country, France. He competed at the 2007 World Athletics Championships and the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]

Bano Traoré in 2015

He later began competing for Mali, where his parents come from.[2]

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   France
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 110 m hurdles 13.95
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 9th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.11[3]
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 4th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.82 w (+2.3 m/s)[4]
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 20th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.97
European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 3rd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.78 (+0.3 m/s)[5]
World Championships Osaka, Japan 34th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.84
Representing   Mali
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 5th 110 m hurdles 14.04
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 33rd (h) 110m hurdles 13.91
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 4th 110 m hurdles 13.87
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 5th 110 m hurdles 14.22

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Le Parisien En bref "Bano Traoré (CA Montreuil) s'est adjugé le 110 m haies du meeting de Marseille, vendredi, en 1370, devançant notamment Ladji Doucouré (Viry-Evry), 1420."
  2. ^ Les haies d'or de Bano Traoré (in French)
  3. ^ Did not finish in the semifinals
  4. ^ Did not finish in the final
  5. ^ Did not finish in the final

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