Yves Niaré (20 July 1977 – 5 December 2012) was a

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ter from

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Career

Niaré was born in

Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne Saint-Maurice () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. The insane asylum Charenton (asylum), Charenton was located in Saint-Maurice; it is now a psy ...

. He father was Malian shot putter

Namakoro Niaré Namakoro Koto te Niaré (born 4 June 1943 in Bamako) is a Malian former discus thrower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and co ...

. His main honor was the

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at the

2009 European Indoor Championships The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena

with a throw of 20.42 metres. He also finished eleventh at the 1996 World Junior Championships, and fourth at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

. Niaré competed at the 2001 World Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best throw in the shot put was 20.72 metres, a French national record, achieved in May 2008 in

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. He also had 63.44 metres in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

, achieved in May 2007 in Chelles. He was the brother of French High Jumper Gaëlle Niaré.

Death

Niaré was killed on the morning of 5 December 2012 in an automobile accident. A statement regarding his death was issued by the French Athletics Federation. He was 35.

Competition record

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* 1977 births 2012 deaths People from Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne Sportspeople from Val-de-Marne Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Malian descent French male shot putters French male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France Road incident deaths in France {{France-discus-bio-stub