Mathieu Gnanligo

Mathieu Gnanligo

Personal information
Nationality	Beninese
Born	(1986-12-13) 13 December 1986 (age 37) Porto-Novo, People's Republic of Benin
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Benin
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Updated on 21 July 2012.

Mathieu Gnanligo (born 13 December 1986 in Porto-Novo) is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.88 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2008 African Championships in Addis Ababa.

He won a bronze medal at the 2007 All-African Games and finished seventh at the 2008 African Championships.^[1] He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

Major competitions record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Benin
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	19th (h)	400 m	48.72
2005	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	1st	400 m	46.43
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	21st (h)	400 m	47.76
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	400 m	45.89
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.03
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	47th (h)	400 m	47.51
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	7th	400 m	46.19
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	49th (h)	400 m	47.10
2009	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	2nd	400 m	46.03
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	41st (h)	400 m	47.00
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	28th (h)	400 m	47.01
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	16th (sf)	400 m	DNF
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	4th	400 m	45.82 (NR)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	400 m	DNF

References

External links

• Mathieu Gnanligo at World Athletics

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