Ben Youssef Meïté

Ben Youssef Meïté
Personal information
Born (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986
Séguéla
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Country Ivory Coast
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
Medal record
Representing the  Ivory Coast
Men's athletics
African Championships
2010 Nairobi100 m
2012 Porto Novo200 m
2016 Durban100 m
2010 Nairobi200 m
2016 Durban4×100 m relay
All-Africa Games
2015 Brazzaville100 m
2015 Brazzaville4×100 m relay
2011 Maputo100 m
2011 Maputo200 m
Updated on 17 September 2015

Ben Youssef Meïté (born November 11, 1986) is a sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire. He competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the gold medal with a time of 10.08 seconds. He went on to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he finished fifth in the 100 meter dash with a personal best and national record of 9.96. He also won African Championship golds in the 200 m and the 100 m in 2012 and 2016, respectively.