 Djhone (left) at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | French |
| Born | (1981-03-18) 18 March 1981 (age 43) Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | sprinting |
| Medal record | |
Leslie Djhone (born 18 March 1981 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.
Djhone won the 400 metres gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships and the 400 metres bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships. In the final of the 400m event, he finished 4th at the 2003 World Championships, 5th at the 2007 World Championships, 8th at the 2009 World Championships, 7th at the 2004 Olympics and 5th at the 2008 Olympics.
Djhone has also enjoyed some success in the 4x400 metres relay, the highlight being a gold medal each at the 2003 World Championships, 2011 European Indoor Championships and 2006 European Championships. He also won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships.
Djhone set a new national outdoor record of 44.46 seconds in the semi-finals of the 400 m event at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
Djhone set a new national indoor record in the 400 m with a run of 45.85 seconds at the 2010 French Athletics Championships, taking 17 hundredths of a second off Stéphane Diagana's 18-year-old mark. In 2011, he won the 400 m (in a new national indoor record time of 45.54 seconds) and the 4 × 400 m relay gold medals at the 2011 European Indoor Championships.
Personal bests
- 100 metres outdoor – 10.55 s (2003)
- 200 metres outdoor – 20.67 s (2004)
- 400 metres outdoor – 44.46 s (2007)
- Long jump outdoor – 7.92 m (1999)
- 400 metres indoor – 45.54 s (2011)
Results in international competitions
- Note: Only the position in the final is indicated
References
- Vazel, Pierre Jean (2010-03-01). Djhone breaks 18-year-old 400m national record, 8.24m world lead for Sdiri in Paris – French Indoor Champs. IAAF Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
External links
- Leslie Djhone at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Djhone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
| European Indoor Champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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| European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 400 metres | |
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- French male sprinters
- Ivorian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for France
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Abidjan
- World Athletics Championships winners
- French Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century French sportsmen