Delmas Obou
FullnameJosè Delmas Obou
NationalityItalian
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Birth date25 October 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeTreichville, Ivory Coast
Height1.84 m
Weight80 kg
Pb
  • 100 m: 10.27 (2013)
  • 60 m: 6.66 (2015)
CountryItaly

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

Biography

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow10th Semi4 × 100 m relay38.49
2014European ChampionshipsZürich17th Semi100 m10.41[2]
Final4 × 100 m relay[3]
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague15th Semi60 m6.68

National titles

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

Bobsleigh

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

References

  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". 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". olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.