Dimitri Bascou
French track and field athlete
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Dimitri Bascou (born 20 July 1987) is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He is known for his explosive and fast starts. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
NationalityFrench
Born20 July 1987
Schœlcher, Martinique, France
SportTrack and field
Event
110 m hurdlesBascou at the 2015 European Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 20 July 1987 Schœlcher, Martinique, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 110 m hurdles |
Career
He was the silver medallist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and came fourth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
He improved his indoor best in the 60 metres hurdles at the BW-Bank Meeting in February 2011, coming second with time of 7.53 seconds.[2] He broke Ladji Doucouré's long-standing French record in the 60 m hurdles with a run of 7.41 seconds at the 2016 ISTAF Indoor.[3]
