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Delmas Obou

Delmas Obou
Personal information
Full nameJosè Delmas Obou
NationalityItalian
Born (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 33)
Treichville, Ivory Coast
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
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 place Ostrava 2011 4×100 m relay
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place Braunschweig 2014 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place Cheboksary 2015 4×100 m relay

Delmas Obou (born 25 October 1991) is an Italian male sprinter, which participated at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[1]

Biography

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
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[2]
Final 4 × 100 m relay DNF SB[3]
2015 European Indoor Championships Czech Republic Prague 15th Semi 60 m 6.68

National titles

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He won 3 national championships at individual senior level.[4][5]

Bobsleigh

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In the winter Olympics 2022, he joined the Italian 4-person bobsleigh team with Mattia Variola [it].[6]

References

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  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.
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