DB
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
French hurdler
Gender:
Male
Places:
Is:
Work field:
Birth:
20 July 1987(Schœlcher)
Star sign:
The details
Biography
Introduction
Dimitri Bascou (born July 20, 1987, in Schœlcher, Martinique) is a French track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He won the gold medal at the 2016 European Championships and the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
He was the silver medallist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and came fourth at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
He improved his indoor best in the 60 metres hurdles at the BW-Bank Meeting in February 2011, coming second with time of 7.53 seconds. He broke Ladji Doucouré's long-standing French record in the 60 m hurdles with a run of 7.41 seconds at the 2016 ISTAF Indoor.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  / Martinique | |||||
| 2005 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 14.84 (-0.7 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.21 | |||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.60 | |||
| Representing France | |||||
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 10th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.20 (-2.6 m/s) |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.66 (-0.7 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 16th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championship | Paris, France | 6th | 60 m hurdles | 7.64 |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.60 | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.62 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 19th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championship | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.72 |
| Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.93 | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.33 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.50 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 110m hurdles | 13.17 | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.48 |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.25 | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.24 | |