Ousmane Diarra (born 10 February 1964) is a retired athlete who represented Senegal and later France. He was initially a 400 metres sprinter competing at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

but later switched to the 800 metres. On that distance he won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships and the silver at the

1994 Jeux de la Francophonie The 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IIes Jeux de la Francophonie'', (French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Paris/ Évry- Bondoufle, France from July 5–13, 1994. Sports Medals & Participation ; Total The following p ...

. He became French indoor champion in 1997.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 46.23 (Seoul 1998) * 800 metres – 1:45.45 (Caorle 1990) ::*Indoor: 1:47.18 (Paris 1994) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

– 2:19.66 (Villeneuve-d'Ascq 1993)

References

1964 births Living people Senegalese male sprinters Senegalese male middle-distance runners French male sprinters French male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Senegal Senegalese emigrants to France {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub