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French track and field athlete
Leslie Djhone
Djhone (left) at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Nationality French Born (1981-03-18 ) 18 March 1981 (age 43) Abidjan , Ivory Coast Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Weight 76 kg (168 lb) Sport sprinting
Leslie Djhone (born 18 March 1981 in Abidjan , Ivory Coast ) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay .
Djhone won the 400 metres gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships and the 400 metres bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships . In the final of the 400m event, he finished 4th at the 2003 World Championships , 5th at the 2007 World Championships , 8th at the 2009 World Championships , 7th at the 2004 Olympics and 5th at the 2008 Olympics .
Djhone has also enjoyed some success in the 4x400 metres relay , the highlight being a gold medal each at the 2003 World Championships, 2011 European Indoor Championships and 2006 European Championships. He also won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships.
Djhone set a new national outdoor record of 44.46 seconds in the semi-finals of the 400 m event at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka , Japan .
Djhone set a new national indoor record in the 400 m with a run of 45.85 seconds at the 2010 French Athletics Championships, taking 17 hundredths of a second off Stéphane Diagana 's 18-year-old mark.[ 1] In 2011, he won the 400 m (in a new national indoor record time of 45.54 seconds) and the 4 × 400 m relay gold medals at the 2011 European Indoor Championships .
Results in international competitions [ edit ]
Note: Only the position in the final is indicated
Leslie Djhone at the 2008 Olympics .
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing France
1998
World Junior Championships
Annecy , France
15th (q)
Long jump
7.46 m (wind: -0.3 m/s)
1999
European Junior Championships
Riga , Latvia
1st
4 × 100 m relay
39.49
2000
World Junior Championships
Santiago , Chile
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
39.33
2001
European U23 Championships
Amsterdam , Netherlands
4th
Long jump
7.80 m (wind: 0.2 m/s)
4th
4 × 100 m relay
40.02
2002
European Championships
Munich , Germany
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.76
2003
European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz , Poland
1st
400 m
45.04
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
39.38
World Championships
Paris , France
4th
400 m
44.83
1st
4 × 400 m relay
2:58.96
2004
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
7th
400 m
44.94
Athens , Greece
eliminated in the 1st round heats
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.39
IAAF World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo , Monaco
4th
400 m
45.26
European Cup
Bydgoszcz , Poland
3rd
400 m
45.73
2005
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
eliminated in the 1st round heats
400 m
46.57
Helsinki , Finland
6th
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.10
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
3rd
400m
45.40
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.10
European Cup
Málaga , Spain
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.59
2007
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
5th
400 m
44.59
Osaka , Japan
eliminated in the 1st round heats
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.45
European Cup
Munich , Germany
1st
400 m
45.54
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
5th
400 m
45.11
2009
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
8th
400 m
45.90
Berlin , Germany
7th
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.65
2010
European Championships
Barcelona , Spain
6th
400 m
45.30
Barcelona , Spain
6th
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.85
European Team Championships
Bergen , Norway
2nd
400 m
45.72
2011
European Indoor Championships
Paris , France
1st
400 m
45.54
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.17
1983 : Sergey Lovachov , Aliaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS)
1987 : Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Butch Reynolds , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre (USA)
1991 : Roger Black , Derek Redmond , John Regis , Kriss Akabusi , Ade Mafe , Mark Richardson (GBR)
1993 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Antonio Pettigrew , Derek Mills (USA)
1995 : Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Kevin Lyles , Darnell Hall (USA)
1997 : Iwan Thomas , Roger Black , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Mark Hylton (GBR)
1999 : Tomasz Czubak , Robert Maćkowiak , Jacek Bocian , Piotr Haczek , Piotr Długosielski (POL)
2001 : Troy McIntosh , Avard Moncur , Carl Oliver , Timothy Munnings , Chris Brown (BAH)
2003 : Ahmed Douhou , Naman Keïta , Stéphane Diagana , Marc Raquil , Leslie Djhone (FRA)
2005 : Andrew Rock , Derrick Brew , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Miles Smith , LaShawn Merritt (USA)
2007 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Bershawn Jackson , Kerron Clement (USA)
2009 : Angelo Taylor , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , LaShawn Merritt , Lionel Larry , Bershawn Jackson (USA)
2011 : Greg Nixon , Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor , LaShawn Merritt , Jamaal Torrance , Michael Berry (USA)
2013 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Arman Hall , LaShawn Merritt , James Harris , Joshua Mance (USA)
2015 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Bryshon Nellum , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , Vernon Norwood (USA)
2017 : Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon , Renny Quow (TRI)
2019 : Fred Kerley , Michael Cherry , Wilbert London , Rai Benjamin , Tyrell Richard , Vernon Norwood , Nathan Strother (USA)
2022 : Elija Godwin , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Trevor Bassitt , Champion Allison , Michael Norman (USA)
2023 : Quincy Hall , Vernon Norwood , Justin Robinson , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Bassitt , Matthew Boling , Christopher Bailey (USA)
1934 : Germany (Hamann , Scheele , Voigt , Metzner )
1938 : Germany (Blazejezak , Bues , Linnhoff , Harbig )
1946 : France (Santona , Cros , Chef d'Hôtel , Lunis )
1950 : Great Britain (Pike , Lewis , Scott , Pugh )
1954 : France (Haarhoff , Degats , Martin-du-Gard , Goudeau )
1958 : Great Britain (Sampson , MacIsaac , Wrighton , Salisbury )
1962 : West Germany (Kindermann , Schmitt , Reske , Kinder )
1966 : Poland (Werner , Borowski , Grędziński , Badeński )
1969 : France (Bertould , Nicolau , Carette , Nallet )
1971 : West Germany (Schlöske , Jordan , Jellinghaus , Köhler )
1974 : Great Britain (Cohen , Hartley , Pascoe , Jenkins )
1978 : West Germany (Weppler , Hofmeister , Herrmann , Schmid )
1982 : West Germany (Skamrahl , Schmid , Giessing , Weber )
1986 : Great Britain (Redmond , Akabusi , Whittle , Black )
1990 : Great Britain (Sanders , Akabusi , Regis , Black )
1994 : Great Britain (McKenzie , Black , Whittle , Ladejo )
1998 : Great Britain (Hylton , Baulch , Thomas , Richardson )
2002 : Great Britain (Deacon , Elias , Baulch , Caines )
2006 : France (Djhone , M'Barke , Keïta , Raquil )
2010 : Russia (Dyldin , Aksyonov , Krasnov , Trenikhin )
2012 : Belgium (Gillet , J. Borlée , Bouckaert , K. Borlée )
2014 : Great Britain (Rooney , Bingham , Williams , Hudson-Smith )
2016 : Belgium (Watrin , J. Borlée , D. Borlée , K. Borlée )
2018 : Belgium (D. Borlée , J. Borlée , J. Sacoor , K. Borlée )
2022 : Great Britain (Hudson-Smith , Dobson , Davey , Haydock-Wilson )
2024 : Belgium (Sacoor , Vanderbemden , D. Borlée , Doom )
2000 : Czech Republic (Mužík , Poděbradský , Tesařík , Bláha )
2002 : Poland (Plawgo , Rysiukiewicz , Gąsiewski , Maćkowiak )
2005 : France (Maunier , Wallard , Panel , Raquil )
2007 : Great Britain (Garland , Tobin , Taylor , Green )
2009 : Italy (Marin , Galvan , Rao , Licciardello )
2011 : France (Macedot , Djhone , Hanne , Décimus )
2013 : Great Britain (Levine , Bingham , Strachan , Buck )
2015 : Belgium (Watrin , D. Borlée , J. Borlée , K. Borlée )
2017 : Poland (Kozłowski , Krawczuk , Waściński , Omelko )
2019 : Belgium (Watrin , J. Borlée , D. Borlée , K. Borlée )
2021 : Netherlands (Dobber , Bonevacia , Angela , van Diepen )
2023 : Belgium (Watrin , Doom , D. Borlée , K. Borlée )