Moussa Dembélé (hurdler)

Moussa Dembélé
Personal information
Nationality  Senegal
Born (1988-10-30) October 30, 1988
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles

Moussa Dembélé (born 30 October 1988 in Guédiawaye) is a Senegalese athlete competing in the sprint hurdles.[1] He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was disqualified after falling at the 8th hurdle.[2][3]

His personal bests are 13.70 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.5 m/s, New York City 2013) and 7.75 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Hampton 2013).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Senegal
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 21st (h) 4x100 m relay 43.21
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 3rd 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.36
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 5th 110 m hurdles 14.11
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 7th 110 m hurdles 14.32
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – 110 m hurdles DQ
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 8th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.231
7th 4x100 m relay 40.50
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 26th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.99

1Did not finish in the final

References

  1. ↑ Moussa Dembélé profile at IAAF
  2. ↑ Moussa Dembélé ne comprend pas sa disqualification
  3. ↑ Jeux olympiques 2012 L’athlétisme sénégalais sur une bonne piste à Londres 25 July 2012


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