Damiel Dossevi (born 3 February 1983) is a French

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er. He finished

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at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 World Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 5.75 metres, which he achieved in July 2005 in

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Personal life

Dossevi was born in

Chambray-lès-Tours Chambray-lès-Tours (, literally ''Chambray near Tours'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It is the birthplace of professional footballers Mikaël Silvestre and Adam Ounas. Population Notable people * Nicolas ...

. His father

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is a former footballer. His sister is also an athlete. His uncle Pierre-Antoine and his cousins

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and Mathieu are all footballers.

Competition record

References

* 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Chambray-lès-Tours French sportspeople of Togolese descent French male pole vaulters Athletes from Centre-Val de Loire Dossevi family 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-polevault-bio-stub