Frank Waota (born 6 December 1971) is a former track and field sprinter from Ivory Coast who specialized in the 200 metres. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996,[1] and ran at the World Championships in Athletics in 1993. He was a finalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay with the Ivory Coast men's relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. He holds personal bests of 6.65 seconds for the 60 metres, 10.28 seconds for the 100 metres and 20.68 seconds for the 200 m.[2]

Waota finished seventh in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Jean-Olivier Zirignon and Ibrahim Meité. The same quartet won a silver medal at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.[3] He was the 200 m winner at the West and North African Athletics Championships in 1995.[4]

Participating in the 200 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was knocked out in the quarter-finals.[1] He finished in second place in the 200 m at the French Athletics Championships that year.[2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.14
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 8th 4 × 100 m relay 39.31
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.82
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Bondoufle, France 8th 100 m 10.54
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.38
1995 West and North African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st 100 m 10.35
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 8th (qf3) 200 m 21.14
7th (sf1) 4 × 100 m relay 38.99

National titles

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Franck Waota. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. 1 2 Franck Waota. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  3. ↑ Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  4. ↑ West and North African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  5. ↑ French Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
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