Ben Youssef Meïté (born November 11, 1986) is a sprinter from

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. He competed at the 2010 African Championships in

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and won the gold medal with a time of 10.08 seconds. He went on to compete in the

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where he finished fifth in the 100 meter dash with a personal best and national record of 9.96. He also won African Championship golds in the 200 m and the 100 m in 2012 and 2016, respectively.

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* 1986 births Living people People from Woroba District Ivorian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Ivory Coast Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Ivory Coast African Games gold medalists for Ivory Coast African Games silver medalists for Ivory Coast Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists Diamond League winners 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{IvoryCoast-athletics-bio-stub