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Jérôme Éyana

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Nationality
  
France

Event(s)
  
60 metres, 100 metres

Height
  
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Club
  
Racing Club de France

Weight
  
78 kg (172 lb)

Name
  
Jerome Eyana

Sport
  
Running


Born
  
5 July 1977 (age 46) (
1977-07-05
)
Paris, France

Jérôme Éyana (born 5 July 1977 in Paris) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 60 metres.

At the 2002 European Championships he finished fourth in 4x100 m relay with teammates David Patros, Issa-Aimé Nthépé and Ronald Pognon. He finished sixth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, equalling his personal best time of 6.64 seconds.

His personal best time over 100m is 10.25 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.

Running career

Jérôme arrived at Antony Athletisme 92 Club in 1996 and first trained with Serge Iotti, after soccer, boxing and (street) basketball, Jérôme discovered athletics at 18, using an enrollment form that his brother hasn't used at a local club "just to see". Originally from Cameroon ,has a competitive spirit,like soul music and devoted his season to athletics "to make like a great champion." The same year he ran his first 60m at l'INSEP in 6"87 and the 100m in 10"67 with that mark he was qualified for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in Sydney but injury preventing him from competing.

2005

  • Co-Silver Medalist in 4x100m at The 4th Jeux de la Francophonie in Niamey
  • Finalist in 100m at The 4th Jeux de la Francophonie
  • 2003

  • Finalist [6th place] in 60m at The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, UK
  • Semi Finalist at The 9th IAAF World Championship in Paris with 4x100m relay
  • 2002

  • Finalist with 4x100m relay at the 18th European Athletics Championship in Munich, Germany
  • 2001

  • Finalist [6th place] in 100m at the Universiades in Pekin, China.
  • Semi Finalist in 100m at The 4th Jeux de la Francophonie in Ottawa, Canada.
  • Semi Finalist in 60m at Indoor The 8th IAAF World Championship in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Team member in 4x100m relay in 7th IAAF World Championship in Edmonton, Canada
  • 2000

  • Team member in 4x100m relay in The Olympics Games in Sydney, Australia
  • 1999

  • Team member in 4x100m relay in World Championship in Sevilla, Spain
  • Finalist [5th place] in 100m at European Athletics U23 Championship in Göteborg, Sweden
  • Silver Medalist with 4x100m at European Athletics U23 Championship in Gôteborg, Sweden
  • Team member in 4x100m relay in I 7th AAF World Championship in Seville, Spain
  • 1997

  • Semi Finalist in 100m at European Athletics U23 Championship in Turku, Finland
  • Finalist with 4x100m at European Athletics U23 Championship in Turku, Finland
  • References

    Jérôme Éyana Wikipedia