Dominique Méyépa
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| Nationality | Mauritian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 4 × 100 metres relay | |||||||||||||||||
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Dominique Méyépa (born 13 October 1972) is a Mauritian sprinter. He won gold and silver medals at the Indian Ocean Island Games and competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
Méyépa represented his country at the 1993 Indian Ocean Island Games, where he ran on the 4 × 100 metres relay to win the gold medal.[2] He also won a silver medal in the individual 200 m at those Games.[3]
He qualified for the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 400 m. He advanced to the quarter-finals of the 200 m, but did not make the finals.[4] He also qualified for the 200 m and 4 × 100 m at the 1994 Francophone Games, where he was the fastest runner not to make the 200 m semi-finals and helped his Mauritian 4 × 100 m team qualify for the finals, where they finished 8th with Méyépa on the second leg.[5]
Méyépa won the 1995 Seychelles Athletics Federation championships in the 200 m, competing as a foreign national.[6] The following year, he won his own Mauritian Athletics Championships in the 200 m in a time of 21.38 seconds.[7]
At the 1996 Olympics, Méyépa ran 2nd leg on the Mauritius sprint relay team that finished 7th in their heat.[8]
Christian Boda was said to have opened the door for Méyépa's international successes, with Méyépa representing a newer phase of Mauritian athletics.[9]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dominique Méyépa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Krouink fait chauffer l'atmosphère au collège St Joseph". lemauricien.com (in French).
- ^ "Dominique Meyepa". Athletics Podium.
- ^ Dominique Méyépa at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie: Le dernier mot aux Français" (in French). L'Athlétisme. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "SEYCHELLOIS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "MAURITIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ Dominique Méyépa at World Athletics
- ^ "Une légende à Réduit?". lexpress.mu. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
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