Mouhamadou Fall (born 25 February 1994 in

Beaumont-sur-Oise Beaumont-sur-Oise (, literally ''Beaumont on Oise'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. The classical cellist Jean-Henri Levasseur (1764–1823) was born in Beaumont-sur-Oise. Population Notable pe ...

) is a French sprinter who specializes 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 ...

. He finished third at the

2019 European Team Championships The 2019 European Athletics Team Championships (ETC) in athletics were held in four cities from 9–11 August 2019. Grouping and host cities Grouping Exceptionally, for this 2019 edition, the following relegation and promotion principles were ...

and competed at the 2019 World Championships without reaching the final. He also became French champion in 2019. In the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...

he finished fourth at the

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Gleneagles ...

and fifth at the

2019 IAAF World Relays The 2019 IAAF World Relays was held in Yokohama, Japan from May 11 to May 12, 2019. Two new events were established for 2019, both mixed events: the relay and the shuttle hurdles relay. The first event replaced the relay that featured at previou ...

. His personal best times are 10.12 seconds in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

, achieved in July 2019 in Saint-Etienne; and 20.34 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2019 in Saint-Etienne.

Personal life

Born in France, Fall is of Senegalese descent.

References

1992 births Living people French male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for France Sportspeople from Val-d'Oise French Athletics Championships winners French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France {{France-sprint-bio-stub