Moussa Dembélé (hurdler)

Moussa Dembélé (born 30 October 1988 in Guédiawaye) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the sprint hurdles.[2] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was disqualified after falling at the 8th hurdle.[3][4]

Moussa Dembélé
Personal information
Nationality Senegal
Born (1988-10-30) October 30, 1988 (age 35)
Guédiawaye, Senegal[1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles

His personal bests are 13.70 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.5 m/s, New York City 2013) and 7.75 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Hampton 2013).

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Senegal
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 21st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.21
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3rd 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.36
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 5th 110 m hurdles 14.11
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 7th 110 m hurdles 14.32
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 110 m hurdles DQ
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 8th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.231
7th 4 × 100 m relay 40.50
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 26th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.99

1Did not finish in the final

References edit

  1. ^ "Moussa Dembele Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ Moussa Dembélé at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "JO-ATHLETISME-REACTION : Moussa Dembélé ne comprend pas sa disqualification".
  4. ^ Jeux olympiques 2012 L’athlétisme sénégalais sur une bonne piste à Londres 25 July 2012