Dimitri Bascou (born 20 July 1987) is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He is known for his explosive and fast starts. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987 (age 35) Schœlcher, Martinique, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was the silver medallist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and came fourth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
He improved his indoor best in the 60 metres hurdles at the BW-Bank Meeting in February 2011, coming second with time of 7.53 seconds.[2] He broke Ladji Doucouré's long-standing French record in the 60 m hurdles with a run of 7.41 seconds at the 2016 ISTAF Indoor.[3]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2005 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 14.84 (-0.7 m/s) |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.21 | |||
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.60 | |||
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2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 10th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.20 (-2.6 m/s) |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 |
European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.66 (-0.7 m/s) | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 |
2011 | European Indoor Championship | Paris, France | 6th | 60 m hurdles | 7.64 |
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.60 | |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.62 | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 19th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 |
2013 | European Indoor Championship | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.72 |
Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.93 | |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.33[lower-alpha 1] |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.50 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 110m hurdles | 13.17 | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.48 |
European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.25 | |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.24 | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 |
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 110 metres hurdles | |
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