Jan Sekpona
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Togo |
| Born |
20 June 1987 Lomé, Togo |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:52.40 (2008) |
Jan Sekpona (born June 20, 1987 in Lomé) is a retired Togolese middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres.[1] Sekpona qualified for the Togolese squad in the men's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by attaining an entry time and a personal best of 1:52.40. Running against seven other athletes in heat three, Sekpona crossed the finish line by nearly ten minutes behind leader Wilson Kipketer of Denmark with an eighth-place time in 1:54.25. Sekpona failed to advance into the semifinals as he placed farther from two automatic slots for the next round and ranked no. 70 overall in the prelims.[2] Sekpona was also appointed as the Togolese flag bearer by the National Olympic Committee (French: Comité National Olympique Togolais) in the opening ceremony.[3]
References
- ↑ "Jan Sekpona". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Athletics: Men's 800m Round 1 – Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
External links
- Jan Sekpona profile at IAAF