Yoann Awhansou (born 6 October 1999) is a France-based triple jumper who represents Benin internationally.[1]
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| Born | 6 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Benin | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Triple jump: 16.65 m (Carquefou, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editHe is a member of Saint Denis Émotion athletics club in France.[2] He placed third in the French Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2024 in Miramas with a triple jump of 15.87 metres.[3][4] He finished fourth overall in the triple jump at the 2024 African Athletics Championships in June 2024, with a best jump of 16.12 metres in Douala, Cameroon.[5]
He jumped 16.25 metres to win at the Championnats de France Nationaux en salle in Nantes in February 2025.[3] He then jumped 16.29 meters for the third best jump at the French Indoor Athletics Championships later that month, behind Melvin Raffin and Thomas Gogois.[6][7]
He set a new personal best of 16.65 metres (+1.3) to win in France at the Meeting National de Carquefou in June 2025.[8][9] He jumped 15.73 metres to win the Beninese Championships in August 2025.[10] Having qualified via his world ranking of 36th position, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025.[11][12][13]
In May 2026, he won the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana.[14]
References
edit- ↑ "Yoann Awhansou". World Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "French Athletics Championships: Roméo N'tia and Yoann Awhansou shine". Lanation.bj. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- 1 2 "Championnats Nationaux dethletisme en salle Nantes 2025 Romeo Ntia et Yoann Awhansou honorent le Benin". Lematinal.bj. February 17, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "French Indoor Championships". World Athletics. February 17, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. June 21, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "ATHLETICSAthletics – Complete list of winners and results of the 2025 French Elite Indoor Championships". Dicoduspory. February 23, 2025. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Wilhem Belocian retains his French indoor 60m hurdles title, Thibaut Collet wins pole vault gold". Lequipe. February 23, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Meeting National de Carquefou". World Athletics. June 25, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Meeting de Carquefou 2035: Alois Abraham c'est fou". Stadion-actu.fr. June 28, 2025. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Beninese Championships". World Athletics. June 25, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ↑ Koffi, Lebeni (September 5, 2025). "Mondiaux d'Athlétisme Tokyo 2025 : Deux ambassadeurs pour défendre les couleurs béninoises". lignerouge.net. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Benin in Tokyo with a duo: Odile Ahouanwanou withdraws". Lematinal. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Accra 2026: Benin secures its second medal thanks to Yoann Awhansou". Beinwebtv.com. May 16, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
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