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Delmas Obou

Personal information
Full nameJosè Delmas Obou
NationalityItalian
Born25 October 1991 (age 33)
Treichville, Ivory Coast
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.27 (2013)
  • 60 m: 6.66 (2015)

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

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.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2013 World Championships Russia Moscow 10th Semi 4 × 100 m relay 38.49 SB
2014 European Championships Switzerland Zürich 17th Semi 100 m 10.41 SB[2]
Final 4 × 100 m relay DNF SB[3]
2015 European Indoor Championships Czech Republic Prague 15th Semi 60 m 6.68

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

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

  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" (PDF). 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" (PDF). olympics.com. QU Fengyun and YANG Liuqihui. Retrieved 20 February 2022.