French track and field athlete
Leslie Djhone
Djhone (left) at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
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 sprinting
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.[ 1] 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 .
Results in international competitions [ edit ] Note: Only the position in the final is indicated Leslie Djhone at the 2008 Olympics . Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing France 1998 World Junior Championships Annecy , France 15th (q) Long jump 7.46 m (wind: -0.3 m/s) 1999 European Junior Championships Riga , Latvia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.49 2000 World Junior Championships Santiago , Chile 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.33 2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam , Netherlands 4th Long jump 7.80 m (wind: 0.2 m/s) 4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.02 2002 European Championships Munich , Germany 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.76 2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz , Poland 1st 400 m 45.04 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.38 World Championships Paris , France 4th 400 m 44.83 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.96 2004 Olympic Games Athens , Greece 7th 400 m 44.94 Athens , Greece eliminated in the 1st round heats 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.39 IAAF World Athletics Final Monte Carlo , Monaco 4th 400 m 45.26 European Cup Bydgoszcz , Poland 3rd 400 m 45.73 2005 World Championships Helsinki , Finland eliminated in the 1st round heats 400 m 46.57 Helsinki , Finland 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.10 2006 European Championships Gothenburg , Sweden 3rd 400m 45.40 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.10 European Cup Málaga , Spain 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.59 2007 World Championships Osaka , Japan 5th 400 m 44.59 Osaka , Japan eliminated in the 1st round heats 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.45 European Cup Munich , Germany 1st 400 m 45.54 2008 Olympic Games Beijing , China 5th 400 m 45.11 2009 World Championships Berlin , Germany 8th 400 m 45.90 Berlin , Germany 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.65 2010 European Championships Barcelona , Spain 6th 400 m 45.30 Barcelona , Spain 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.85 European Team Championships Bergen , Norway 2nd 400 m 45.72 2011 European Indoor Championships Paris , France 1st 400 m 45.54 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.17
1983 : Sergey Lovachov , Aliaksandr Trashchyla , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS) 1987 : Danny Everett , Roddie Haley , Antonio McKay , Butch Reynolds , Michael Franks , Raymond Pierre (USA) 1991 : Roger Black , Derek Redmond , John Regis , Kriss Akabusi , Ade Mafe , Mark Richardson (GBR) 1993 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Antonio Pettigrew , Derek Mills (USA) 1995 : Marlon Ramsey , Derek Mills , Butch Reynolds , Michael Johnson , Kevin Lyles , Darnell Hall (USA) 1997 : Iwan Thomas , Roger Black , Jamie Baulch , Mark Richardson , Mark Hylton (GBR) 1999 : Tomasz Czubak , Robert Maćkowiak , Jacek Bocian , Piotr Haczek , Piotr Długosielski (POL) 2001 : Troy McIntosh , Avard Moncur , Carl Oliver , Timothy Munnings , Chris Brown (BAH) 2003 : Ahmed Douhou , Naman Keïta , Stéphane Diagana , Marc Raquil , Leslie Djhone (FRA) 2005 : Andrew Rock , Derrick Brew , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Miles Smith , LaShawn Merritt (USA) 2007 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , Darold Williamson , Jeremy Wariner , Bershawn Jackson , Kerron Clement (USA) 2009 : Angelo Taylor , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , LaShawn Merritt , Lionel Larry , Bershawn Jackson (USA) 2011 : Greg Nixon , Bershawn Jackson , Angelo Taylor , LaShawn Merritt , Jamaal Torrance , Michael Berry (USA) 2013 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Arman Hall , LaShawn Merritt , James Harris , Joshua Mance (USA) 2015 : David Verburg , Tony McQuay , Bryshon Nellum , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , Vernon Norwood (USA) 2017 : Jarrin Solomon , Jereem Richards , Machel Cedenio , Lalonde Gordon , Renny Quow (TRI) 2019 : Fred Kerley , Michael Cherry , Wilbert London , Rai Benjamin , Tyrell Richard , Vernon Norwood , Nathan Strother (USA) 2022 : Elija Godwin , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Trevor Bassitt , Champion Allison , Michael Norman (USA) 2023 : Quincy Hall , Vernon Norwood , Justin Robinson , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Bassitt , Matthew Boling , Christopher Bailey (USA)
1934 : Germany (Hamann , Scheele , Voigt , Metzner ) 1938 : Germany (Blazejezak , Bues , Linnhoff , Harbig ) 1946 : France (Santona , Cros , Chef d'Hôtel , Lunis ) 1950 : Great Britain (Pike , Lewis , Scott , Pugh ) 1954 : France (Haarhoff , Degats , Martin-du-Gard , Goudeau ) 1958 : Great Britain (Sampson , MacIsaac , Wrighton , Salisbury ) 1962 : West Germany (Kindermann , Schmitt , Reske , Kinder ) 1966 : Poland (Werner , Borowski , Grędziński , Badeński ) 1969 : France (Bertould , Nicolau , Carette , Nallet ) 1971 : West Germany (Schlöske , Jordan , Jellinghaus , Köhler ) 1974 : Great Britain (Cohen , Hartley , Pascoe , Jenkins ) 1978 : West Germany (Weppler , Hofmeister , Herrmann , Schmid ) 1982 : West Germany (Skamrahl , Schmid , Giessing , Weber ) 1986 : Great Britain (Redmond , Akabusi , Whittle , Black ) 1990 : Great Britain (Sanders , Akabusi , Regis , Black ) 1994 : Great Britain (McKenzie , Black , Whittle , Ladejo ) 1998 : Great Britain (Hylton , Baulch , Thomas , Richardson ) 2002 : Great Britain (Deacon , Elias , Baulch , Caines ) 2006 : France (Djhone , M'Barke , Keïta , Raquil ) 2010 : Russia (Dyldin , Aksyonov , Krasnov , Trenikhin ) 2012 : Belgium (Gillet , J. Borlée , Bouckaert , K. Borlée ) 2014 : Great Britain (Rooney , Bingham , Williams , Hudson-Smith ) 2016 : Belgium (Watrin , J. Borlée , D. Borlée , K. Borlée ) 2018 : Belgium (D. Borlée , J. Borlée , J. Sacoor , K. Borlée ) 2022 : Great Britain (Hudson-Smith , Dobson , Davey , Haydock-Wilson ) 2024 : Belgium (Sacoor , Vanderbemden , D. Borlée , Doom )
2000 : Czech Republic (Mužík , Poděbradský , Tesařík , Bláha ) 2002 : Poland (Plawgo , Rysiukiewicz , Gąsiewski , Maćkowiak ) 2005 : France (Maunier , Wallard , Panel , Raquil ) 2007 : Great Britain (Garland , Tobin , Taylor , Green ) 2009 : Italy (Marin , Galvan , Rao , Licciardello ) 2011 : France (Macedot , Djhone , Hanne , Décimus ) 2013 : Great Britain (Levine , Bingham , Strachan , Buck ) 2015 : Belgium (Watrin , D. Borlée , J. Borlée , K. Borlée ) 2017 : Poland (Kozłowski , Krawczuk , Waściński , Omelko ) 2019 : Belgium (Watrin , J. Borlée , D. Borlée , K. Borlée ) 2021 : Netherlands (Dobber , Bonevacia , Angela , van Diepen ) 2023 : Belgium (Watrin , Doom , D. Borlée , K. Borlée )