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 Lès, near Tours'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department, central France. It is the birthplace of professional association football, footballer Adam Ou ...

. His father

Othniel Othniel (; he, עָתְנִיאֵל בֶּן קְנַז, ''ʿOṯnīʾēl ben Qenaz'') was the first of the biblical judges. The etymology of his name is uncertain, but may mean "God/He is my strength" or "God has helped me". Family The Hebre ...

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

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and

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are all footballers.

Competition record

References

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