Romain Poté
Belgian sprinter at 1960 Olympics (1935-2010)
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Romain Poté (1 December 1935 – 6 May 2010) was a Belgian sprinter and long jumper.
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Poté in 1960 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 December 1935 Wetteren, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2010 (aged 74) Halle, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Events | 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | KAA Gent | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 1959 Summer Universiade in the men's 100 metres event.[2] He became Belgian champion in the 200 metres in 1961.[3]
His personal best times were 10.5 seconds in the 100 metres (1960); 21.3 seconds in the 200 metres (1960) and 7.47 metres in the long jump (1960).[1] He had two better times disallowed; 10.4 "because of suspected but unverified wind assistance" as well as 21.2 in the 200 metres.[4]
After his athletics, he worked as a traffic consultant, among others in the Adviesbureau Verkeer & Mobiliteit.[5]
