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| Born | 20 November 1974 Treichville, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alain Andji (born 20 November 1974 in Treichville, Ivory Coast) is a French pole vaulter. He changed nationality from his birth country Ivory Coast.
Andji finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the 1996 Olympic Games, eleventh at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and first at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.
Before switching to France he set an Ivory Coast national record of 5.10 metres in June 1992 in Yerres. His career best jump was 5.85 metres, achieved in May 1997 in Bonneuil-sur-Marne.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing | ||||
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 3rd | 5.30 m |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (q) | 5.30 m |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 8th | 5.45 m |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 9th | 5.70 m | |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 11th | 5.40 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | 5.70 m | |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 17th (q) | 5.60 m | |