Delmas Obou

Delmas Obou
Personal information
Full nameJosè Delmas Obou
NationalityItalian
Born (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 35)
Treichville, Ivory Coast
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.27 (2013)
  • 60 m: 6.66 (2015)
Medal record
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first placeOstrava 20114×100 m relay
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third placeBraunschweig 20144×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third placeCheboksary 20154×100 m relay

Delmas Obou (born 25 October 1991) is an Italian male sprinter, which participated at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.

Biography

His parents are from Ivory Coast and moved to Italy in 1993, he reached them in 1999 at the age of eight, so he soon became Italian citizen.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
2013 World Championships Russia Moscow 10th Semi 4 × 100 m relay 38.49 SB
2014 European Championships Switzerland Zürich 17th Semi 100 m 10.41 SB
Final 4 × 100 m relay DNF SB
2015 European Indoor Championships Czech Republic Prague 15th Semi 60 m 6.68

National titles

He won 3 national championships at individual senior level.

Bobsleigh

In the winter Olympics 2022, he joined the Italian 4-person bobsleigh team with Mattia Variola [it].

References

  1. ↑ "ATHLETES 14TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - COUNTRY ITALY". iaaf.org. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Set in heat when he ran with a better time, 10.32
  3. ↑ Set in heat when the team ran with a better time, 38.71
  4. ↑ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO DAL 1906 AL 2011 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Seoane, Patricia; Hidalgo, Manuel. "The XXIV Olympic Winter Games Official Results Book Bobsleigh" (PDF). olympics.com. QU Fengyun and YANG Liuqihui. Retrieved 20 February 2022.