Antoine Gakeme

Antoine Gakeme (born 24 December 1991) is a Burundian middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 800 metres. He represented Burundi at the 2013 World Championships and was a finalist at the 2014 African Championships.

Antoine Gakeme

Antoine Gakeme running during the IAAF World Challenge Meeting Madrid 2017.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Burundi
World Indoor Championships
2016 Portland800 m

Career

Gakeme represented Burundi in the 800 metres at the 2013 World Championships; he set personal bests in both the heats (1:46.70) and semi-finals (1:45.39), but failed to qualify for the final.[1][2] At the 2014 African Championships in Marrakech he placed seventh.[2] In 2015, Gakeme won the 800 metres at the European Champion Clubs Cup, running a championship record 1:45.77; he was also part of Playas de Castellón's 4 × 400 metres relay team, which won in 3:07.92. Playas de Castellón won the club championship by two points.[3]

Gakeme set his personal best (1:44.09) in Madrid in July 2015.[2]

References
  1. "Burundi: L'athlétisme se porte bien chez les Barundi" (in French). burundi-agnews.org. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. Antoine Gakeme at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. "Spanish clubs land double glory". European Athletics. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.