Naman Keïta
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 Naman Keïta at the Golden League 2006, Gaz de France |
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| Men’s athletics | ||
Competitor for  France |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | 400 m hurdles |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2003 Paris | 4x400 m relay |
Naman Keïta (born 9 April 1978 in Paris, France) is a track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 m hurdles, competing internationally for France. He was a bronze medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
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[edit] Personal
Keïta was born in Paris to a Malian father and an Algerian mother.[1] His hobbies are cooking and jazz music.
[edit] Career
Naman Keïta started running while in primary school. He worked for six months as a postman, before stopping to focus his energies on the World Championships and Olympic Games. He is able to use a 12 stride pattern between the hurdles. He competed internationally for Mali until the end of 1999, when he switched his allegiance to France.
He finished fourth in the 400 m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
Keïta was caught for using a prohibited substance (testosterone) before the World Athletics Championship in Osaka 2007.[2]
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Naman Keïta
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