Henri Elendé (13 November 1941 – 23 June 2022)[1] was a Congolese athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] With Leon Yombe, Elende made up the first team from the Republic of the Congo to participate in the Olympic Games.[3]

Henri Elendé
Personal information
NationalityCongolese
Born(1941-11-13)13 November 1941
Died23 June 2022(2022-06-23) (aged 80)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Republic of the Congo
1961 French African Friendship Games [fr] Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1st high jump
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 20th high jump 1.90 m
1965 All-Africa Games Brazzaville, Congo 2nd high jump 2.03 m

References

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  1. ^ Eloué, James Golden (23 June 2022). "Disparition : Henri Elendé a tiré sa révérence". www.adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henri Elendé Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Congo at the 1964 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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