Antoine Boussombo (born 18 May 1968) is a

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

ese sprinter specializing in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

Career

At the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie he won silver medals in both 100 m and 200 m . He also competed at the World Championships in

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as well as two Olympic Games. Boussombo holds the national records in both 100 m (10.13 seconds) and 200 m (20.49 seconds). Both records were set in 2000.Gabonese athletics records
Antoine now lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he still competes in Masters events. In 2006, he ran the world's 3rd best time in the 35-39 age group on 100 m (10.40) and the world's 4th time on 200 m in 21.38. He is now a French and Physical Education teacher at École Alexandre-Taché, a local francophone middle and high school in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. In the year 2015 he won Developmental Coach of the Year Award by Athletics Alberta and continues to coach athletes who continue to break records and reach new heights.

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* 1968 births Living people Gabonese male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Gabon 21st-century Gabonese people {{Gabon-athletics-bio-stub