Dimitri Bascou
Dimitri Bascou (born July 20, 1987, in Schœlcher, Martinique) 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.
 Bascou at the 2015 European Indoor Championships | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 110 m hurdles |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| 2016 Portland | 60 m hurdles |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Amsterdam | 110 m hurdles |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Prague | 60 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.[1] 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.[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing   | |||||
| 2005 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 14.84 (-0.7 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.21 | |||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.60 | |||
| Representing | |||||
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 10th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.20 (-2.6 m/s) |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.66 (-0.7 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championship | Paris, France | 6th | 60 m hurdles | 7.64 |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.60 | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.62 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 19th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championship | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.72 |
| Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.93 | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.33[3] |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.50 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 110m hurdles | 13.17 | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.48 |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.25 | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.24 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 |
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References
- Records tumble in Karlsruhe, Spiegelburg clears 4.76m Archived 2011-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2011-02-14). Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
- Minshull, Phil (2016-02-13). World leads for Schippers, Bascou and Wester in Berlin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-02-15.
- Disqualified in the final
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