Before the Chadian independency on 11 August 1960 he competed for France, winning the French national championships in 1960 and 1961.[1] He also finished twelfth at the 1960 Olympic Games while representing France.[2]
For Chad he finished ninth at the 1964 Olympic Games. It is still Chad's best position ever at the Olympic Games. On the Track and Field News annual world rankings Idriss placed ninth in 1961, tenth in 1964 and eighth in 1966.[3]
His personal best jump was 2.17 metres, achieved in April 1966 in Fort-Lamy. This is still the Chadian record, although it has been equalled by Paul Ngadjadoum and Mathias Ngadjadoum in 1993 and 1996 respectively.
mahamat, idriss, koundja, ouya, july, 1942, october, 1987, chadian, high, jumper, born, fort, lamy, chad, french, equatorial, africa, career, editbefore, chadian, independency, august, 1960, competed, france, winning, french, national, championships, 1960, 196. Mahamat Idriss ne Koundja Ouya 17 July 1942 3 October 1987 was a Chadian high jumper He was born in Fort Lamy Chad French Equatorial Africa Career editBefore the Chadian independency on 11 August 1960 he competed for France winning the French national championships in 1960 and 1961 1 He also finished twelfth at the 1960 Olympic Games while representing France 2 For Chad he finished ninth at the 1964 Olympic Games It is still Chad s best position ever at the Olympic Games On the Track and Field News annual world rankings Idriss placed ninth in 1961 tenth in 1964 and eighth in 1966 3 His personal best jump was 2 17 metres achieved in April 1966 in Fort Lamy This is still the Chadian record although it has been equalled by Paul Ngadjadoum and Mathias Ngadjadoum in 1993 and 1996 respectively References edit French Championships GBR Athletics Men High Jump Olympic Games Rome 1960 15 mHJ Rank Archived 2008 05 16 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editprofile nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article about a French high jumper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Chadian athletics and track and field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mahamat Idriss amp oldid 1194680350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
