Serge Bengono (born 3 August 1977) is a

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ian sprinter who specializes in the

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Career

He competed at the

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and the World Championships in 2001 and 2003 without reaching the final. His personal best times are 10.25 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved at the 1999 All-Africa Games in

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; and 20.89 seconds in the

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, achieved in April 2002 in

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. He is also a national record holder in the 4 x 100 metres relay,Cameroonian athletics records
achieved at the 1999 World Championships. In relay he also competed at the 1997 World Championships. Serge Bengono is currently an assistant track coach at Norfolk State University.

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* 1977 births Living people Cameroonian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Cameroon Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Cameroon World Athletics Championships athletes for Cameroon 20th-century Cameroonian people 21st-century Cameroonian people {{Cameroon-athletics-bio-stub