Gogbeu Francis Koné (born 10 November 1991) is an Ivorian sprinter who specializes in the

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. He finished eighth at the

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. He competed at the 2010 African Championships, the

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(semi-final), the 2012 African Championships (semi-final), the 2014 African Championships and the

2017 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''VIIIèmes Jeux de la Francophonie'' (French language, French for ''8th Francophone Games''), informally known as Abidjan 2017, took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from July 21–30. This was the f ...

without reaching the final. As a part of the Ivorian 4 × 100 metres relay team he finished fourth at the 2012 African Championships and won a gold medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. His personal best times are 10.39 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in September 2011 in

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; and 21.45 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2014 in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population ...

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1991 births Living people Ivorian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Ivory Coast 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{IvoryCoast-athletics-bio-stub