Louis François Mendy

Louis François Mendy

Louis François Mendy in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	Senegalese
Born	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25) Guédiawaye, Senegal
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best	110 m hs– 13.59 (2019)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Senegal African Games 2023 Accra 110 m hurdles 2019 Rabat 110 m hurdles African Championships 2024 Douala 110 m hurdles

Louis François Mendy (born 2 March 1999) is a Senegalese track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter.[2][3] At the 2019 African Games, he competed in the 110 metres hurdles, winning a bronze medal after winning the semifinal.[4][5] Four years later he won gold.

Louis François Mendy got an Olympic Scholarship and was then selected for a universality place to participate in 2020 Summer Games in 110 m hurdles.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Senegal
2017	African U20 Championships	Tlemcen, Algeria	2nd	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	14.24
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.34
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	5th	110 m hurdles	13.94
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	3rd	110 m hurdles	14.05
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	30th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.75
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	34th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.84
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	41st (h)	60 m hurdles	7.95
	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	39th (h)	200 m	21.57
			–	110 m hurdles	DNF
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	29th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.70
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.28
2023	Jeux de la Francophonie	Kinshasa, DR Congo	1st	110 m hurdles	13.38
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.66
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd (h)	110 m hurdles	13.24^1
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	1st	110 m hurdles	13.61
	African Championships	Douala, Cameroon	1st	110 m hurdles	13.49
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	11th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.34

^1Disqualified in the semifinals

References

1. Louis François Mendy at World Athletics
2. "APS - Louis François Mendy établit un nouveau record du 110m haies". aps.sn. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. "Nigeria's Fastest Hurdler, Oyeniyi Abejoye Headlines 1st Athletics In Schools Program". nigeriaathletics.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
4. "African Games (Athletics) Results - Men's 110m Hurdles Final". 2019 AG official website. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
5. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

External links

• Louis François Mendy at World Athletics
• Louis François Mendy at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Jeanne Boutbien Mbagnick Ndiaye	Flag bearer for  Senegal Paris 2024 with Combe Seck	Succeeded by Incumbent