Benjamin Youla (born 12 November 1975) is a retired sprinter from Republic of the Congo who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.
Personal information | |
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Born | [1] | 12 November 1975
Education | Huston–Tillotson University |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
His personal bests in the event are 45.74 seconds outdoors (Fairfax 2001) and 49.15 seconds indoors (Houston 2004).[3] Both are standing national record.[citation needed]
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the | |||||
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 26th (qf) | 400 m | 46.29 |
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 25th (h) | 400 m | 50.33 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 61st (h) | 400 m | 47.54 |
2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 5th | 400 m | 46.44 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 45.92 |