Gérard Kobéané’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Burkinabe sprinter
Is Athlete
From Burkina Faso
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

24 April 1988, Karankasso-Vigue Department

Age 32 years

Gérard Kobéané (born 24 April 1988 in Karankasso-Vigué Department) is a Burkinabé sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 metres preliminaries advancing to the first round where he was eliminated.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Burkina Faso
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 10th (sf) 100 m 11.08
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 14th (sf) 100 m 10.53
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 8th (sf) 100 m 10.45
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.57
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 11th (sf) 100 m 10.45
7th 4 × 100 m relay 40.251
2012 Universiade Shenzhen, China 24th (qf) 100 m 10.57
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 39th (h) 100 m 10.59
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 8th 100 m 10.45
14th (sf) 200 m 21.69
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 11th (sf) 100 m 10.56
19th (h) 200 m 21.52
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 43rd (h) 100 m 10.48
2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 7th 100 m 10.74
7th 200 m 21.63
4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.35
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 12th (sf) 100 m 10.44
22nd (h) 200 m 21.39
12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 48.18
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 34th (h) 60 m 6.80

1Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.29 (+2.0 m/s, Maputo 2011)
  • 200 metres – 21.38 (-0.6 m/s, Porto Novo 2012)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.76 (Birmingham 2016)
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