Franck Elemba
Republic of the congo shot putter

Franck Elemba

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Republic of the congo shot putter
Gender:
Male
Places:
Republic of the Congo
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AthleteShot putterDiscus thrower
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
21 July 1990(Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo)
Star sign:
Cancer
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Franck Dannique Elemba Owaka (born 21 July 1990 in Brazzaville) is an athlete from the Republic of the Congo competing in the shot put. He represented his country at the 2014 World Indoor Championships and 2015 World Championships, as well as team Africa at the 2010 and 2014 Continental Cup.
He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he placed 4th in shot put with a throw of 21.20 metres. He was the flag bearer for the Republic of Congo during the Parade of Nations.
He has personal bests of 21.20 metres outdoors (Rio de Janeiro 2016) and 20.53 metres indoors (Karlsruhe 2016). Both results are current national records.
Earlier in his career he competed in judo, before turning to athletics in 2006.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Republic of the Congo
2009 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 4th Shot put 14.93 m
5th Discus throw 36.23 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 7th Shot put 15.09 m
9th Discus throw 40.95 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4th Shot put 15.90 m
12th Discus throw 38.56 m
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 8th Shot put 15.83 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 18th (q) Shot put 15.71 m
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 5th Shot put 16.44 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 5th Shot put 16.23 m
2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 5th Shot put 18.68 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 18th (q) Shot put 17.74 m
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 3rd Shot put 18.74 m
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th Shot put 19.72 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 21st (q) Shot put 19.40 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Shot put 20.25 m
3rd Discus throw 50.30 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 17th Shot put 19.34 m
African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd Shot put 19.89 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Shot put 21.20 m