Ben Youssef Meïté (November 11, 1986) is a sprinter from

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. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in

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and won the gold medal with a time of 10.08 seconds. He went on to compete in the

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where he finished fifth in the

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with a personal best and national record of 9.96.

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* 1986 births Living people People from Woroba District Ivorian male sprinters Olympic athletes of Ivory Coast Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Ivory Coast African Games gold medalists for Ivory Coast African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Ivory Coast Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics {{IvoryCoast-athletics-bio-stub