Alain Andji
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| Born | 20 November 1974 (age 49) Treichville, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alain Andji (born 20 November 1974 in Treichville, Ivory Coast) is a French pole vaulter. He changed nationality from his birth country Ivory Coast.
Andji finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships,[1] ninth at the 1996 Olympic Games, eleventh at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and first at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.[2]
Before switching to France he set an Ivory Coast national record of 5.10 metres in June 1992 in Yerres.[3] His career best jump was 5.85 metres, achieved in May 1997 in Bonneuil-sur-Marne.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  France
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| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 3rd | 5.30 m |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (q) | 5.30 m |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 8th | 5.45 m |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 9th | 5.70 m | |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 11th | 5.40 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 1st | 5.70 m | |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 17th (q) | 5.60 m | |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Abidjan
- French male pole vaulters
- Ivorian pole vaulters
- Ivorian male athletes
- Olympic athletes of France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for France
- Ivorian emigrants to France
- French athletics biography stubs
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists
- Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games