Jonathan James Chimier (born 6 August 1982) is a Mauritian long jumper who won the 2004 African Championships in Athletics.

Jonathan Chimier
Personal information
NationalityMauritian
Born (1982-08-06) 6 August 1982 (age 42)
Mauritius
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)Long Jump, 60 metres
Medal record
Representing  Mauritius
Men's Athletics
African Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place 2004 Brazzaville Long Jump
Silver medal – second place 2008 Addis Ababa Long Jump
Francophone Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ottawa Long Jump
Indian Ocean Island Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Reduit Long Jump

His personal best jump is 8.28 metres, achieved while competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. This is the Mauritian record. He is also a sprinter and competes mainly in the 60 metres. He holds the Mauritian record in the event with a time of 6.68 seconds ahead of Stephan Buckland's 6.72.

Achievements

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Year Meeting Venue Result Event Extra
1999 African Junior Athletics Championships Tunis, Tunisia 2nd Long Jump 7.44
2000 Championnats Nationaux de Maurice Reduit, Mauritius 1st Long Jump 7.05
2000 24° Trofeo Maurina Imperia, Italy 1st Long Jump 7.53
2000 Meeting Pre-Olympic Warmup Sydney, Australia 2nd Long Jump 7.16
2001 African Junior Championships Reduit, Mauritius 1st Long Jump 7.48
2001 African Junior Championships Reduit, Mauritius 1st 4 × 100 m 41.50
2001 Meeting Trofeo Atletica Maurina Imperia, Italy 2nd Long Jump 7.70
2001 Francophone Games Ottawa, Canada 4th Long Jump Qualification 7.65
2001 Francophone Games Ottawa, Canada 1st Long Jump Final 7.89
2001 Championnats de France Elite Saint Etienne, France 3rd Long Jump Final 8.03
2001 Apres Midi Des Stars Reduit, Mauritius 4th 400m 49.39
2001 Apres Midi Des Stars Reduit, Mauritius 2nd Long Jump 7.48
2002 Championnats de France N2 Sotteville, France 5th Long Jump Qualification 7.05
2002 Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa Celle Ligure, Italy 5th Long Jump 7.42
2002 IAAF Permit Meeting Russian Winter Moscow, Russia 2nd 60m 6.72
2002 IAAF Permit Meeting Russian Winter Moscow, Russia 1st Long Jump 7.57
2002 Meeting de Valbonne Valbonne, France 1st Long Jump 7.56
2002 Championnats Nationaux Vital Reduit, Mauritius 2nd Long Jump 7.59
2002 Air Mauritius International Meeting Reduit, Mauritius 1st Long Jump 7.74
2002 Meeting EAP Altetica Geneve Geneva, Switzerland 3rd Long Jump 7.70
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 4th Long Jump Qualification 7.75
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 10th Long Jump Final 7.49
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 6th 4 × 100 m Semifinal 40.05
2003 Dakar Meeting Dakar, Senegal 2nd Long Jump 7.45
2003 Preparation meet, CIAD Dakar Dakar, Senegal 1st Long Jump 7.52
2003 Dakar Regional Championships Dakar, Senegal 2nd Long Jump 7.60
2003 Intersport Gugl Meeting Linz, Austria 2nd Long Jump 7.85
2003 Meeting de Marseille Marseille, France 1st Long Jump 8.08
2003 Meeting Internazionale Sestriere Sestriere, Italy 1st Long Jump 8.26
2004 IAAF Permit Meeting Russian Winter Moscow, Russia 5th Long Jump 7.72
2004 Governor Cup Samara, Russia 7th Long Jump 7.77
2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th Long Jump Qualification 7.78
2004 Skyline International Meeting Reduit, Mauritius 3rd Long Jump 7.67
2004 Rhythm'N'Jump Meeting Pierrelatte, France 3rd Long Jump 7.80
2004 Meeting Internazionale Citta di Lugano Lugano, Switzerland 1st Long Jump 8.10
2004 Meeting Internazionale Citta di Avellino Avellino, Italy 1st Long Jump 7.79
2004 CAA Grand Prix Algiers, Algeria 1st Long Jump 8.03
2004 Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa Celle Ligure, Italy 1st Long Jump 7.89
2004 Meeting Internazionale Citta di Padova Padova, Italy 1st Long Jump 7.94
2004 Meeting Internazionale Sestriere Sestriere, Italy 4th Long Jump 8.05
2004 Meeting International Rabat Rabat, Morocco 5th Long Jump 7.82
2004 Meeting Internationale Resisprint La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland 5th Long Jump 7.28
2004 Championnats de France Elite Indoor Aubiere, France 2nd Long Jump Qualification 7.54
2004 Championnats de France Elite Indoor Aubiere, France 1st Long Jump Final 8.05
2004 African Athletics Championships Brazzaville, Congo 1st Long Jump 8.06
2004 Athens Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1st Long Jump Qualification 8.28(NR)
2004 Athens Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th Long Jump Final 8.03
2005 Governor Cup Samara, Russia 4th Long Jump 7.83
2005 Finnish Elite Games Series Tampere, Finland 2nd Long Jump 7.83
2005 Interrégionaux Ile de France Seniors Bondoufle, France 1st Long Jump 7.75
2005 Malser Sommer International Meeting Mals, Italy 1st Long Jump 7.93
2005 Skyline International Meeting Reduit, Mauritius 1st Long Jump 7.94
2005 Skyline International Meeting Reduit, Mauritius 6th 100m 10.81
2005 Sparkassen Cup Stuttgart, Germany 1st Long Jump 7.97
2005 Critériums Nationaux des Spécialités Obernai, France 1st Long Jump 7.73
2005 Chpt de France Interclubs N1A Hommes Franconville, France 1st 100m 11.13
2005 Chpt de France Interclubs N1A Hommes Franconville, France 4th Long Jump 7.29
2005 Meeting IAAF Gaz de France du Pas de Calais Liévin, France 4th Long Jump 7.71
2005 Dakar International Meeting Dakar, Senegal 7th Long Jump 7.24
2005 Meeting AcrobalenoAtleticaEuropa Celle Ligure, Italy 3rd 100m 10.64
2005 Memorial Josefa Odlozila Prague, Czech Republic 4th Long Jump 7.85
2005 IAAF World Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th Long Jump Qualification 7.65
2006 Championnats Regionaux en Salle Eaubonne, France 1st 60m 6.88
2006 Championnats 75 Cad, Jun, Esp, Sen Paris, France 1st Long Jump 7.17
2006 CAA Grand Prix Algiers Algiers, Algeria 7th Long Jump 7.29
2006 Meeting National D1 de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France 4th Long Jump 7.42
2006 Sparkassen Cup Stuttgart, Germany 6th Long Jump 7.65
2006 Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale Franconville, France 2nd Long Jump 7.70
2006 Meeting National à Thème de Pierre Bénite Pierre-Bénite, France 1st Long Jump 7.90
2006 Meeting Rhythm'N'Jump Pierrelatte, France 2nd Long Jump 8.07
2007 Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale Montreuil-sous-Bois, France 2nd Long Jump 6.99
2007 Championnats Départementaux (92 - 75) Paris, France 2nd Long Jump 7.40
2007 Meeting Rhythm'N'Jump Pierrelatte, France 2nd Long Jump 7.56
2007 Meeting National à Thème 13e Envol Trophée Pierre-Bénite, France 2nd Long Jump 7.68
2007 Championnats de France Elite Niort, France 2nd Long Jump 7.74
2007 Championnats Nationaux Tourlaville, France 3rd Long Jump Qualification 7.39
2007 Championnats Nationaux Tourlaville, France 1st Long Jump Final 7.95
2007 7th Indian Ocean Island Games Antananarivo, Madagascar 1st Long Jump Final 7.86
2008 Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Mauritius 2nd Long Jump 7.37
2008 Championnats Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Mauritius 1st 100m 10.68
2008 Mauritius International Meeting Reduit, Mauritius 4th 100m 10.69
2008 Mauritius International Meeting Reduit, Mauritius 2nd Long Jump 7.48
2008 Championnats Regionaux en Salle Paris, France 1st Long Jump 7.50
2008 Championnats Ile de France Senior Eaubonne, France 1st Long Jump 7.56
2008 Championnats de France Elite en salle Bordeaux, France 3rd Long Jump Qualification 7.49
2008 Championnats de France Elite en salle Bordeaux, France 3rd Long Jump Final 7.83
2008 Meeting Gaz de France Clermont Auvergne Aubière, France 2nd Long Jump 7.70
2008 Meeting du Conseil General de la Martinique Fort-de-Frances, France 6th Long Jump 7.75
2008 Championnats de France Elite Albi, France 5th Long Jump 7.74
2008 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme Rabat, Morocco 3rd Long Jump 7.67
2008 Internationales Leichtathletik-Meeting Anhalt Dessau, Germany 6th Long Jump 7.78
2008 Interclubs Elite/N1/N2 1er tour Versailles, France 1st Long Jump 7.55
2008 Meeting qualificatif VDM-UAIN Nogent-sur-Marne, France 1st Long Jump 7.94
2008 African Athletics Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2nd Long Jump Final 7.99
2009 Chpt Regionaux en Salle Paris, France 2nd Long Jump 7.20
2009 Meeting Indoor de Mondeville Mondeville, France 7th Long Jump 7.27
2009 Interclubs 1er Tour : Elite/N1 C/N2 Tremblay-en-France, France 3rd Long Jump 6.94
2009 Meeting National D1 de Montgeron Montgeron, France 2nd Long Jump 7.46
2009 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme Rabat, Morocco 7th Long Jump 7.57
2009 Meeting National D1 GDF SUEZ Hérouville-St-Clair, France 1st Long Jump 7.54
2009 Meeting National à Thème de Pierre Bénite Pierre Bénite, France 3rd Long Jump 7.66
2009 Meeting Aniversario Da Aal Estadio Do Inatel Lisbon, Portugal 2nd Long Jump 7.68
2010 Interclubs 1er Tour Brassage N1 Conflans-Ste-Honorine, France 3rd Triple Jump 14.55
2010 Chpts Nationaux Interclubs Elite Finale Franconville, France 4th Long Jump 7.55
2010 Meeting National D1 de Nantes Nantes, France 8th Long Jump 6.94
2010 Meeting National D1 d'Albertville Albertville, France 4th Long Jump 6.87
2011 Interclubs Départementaux Franconville, France 1st Triple Jump 14.49
2011 Interclubs Départementaux Franconville, France 1st 100m 11.55
2011 Championnats départementaux en salle 75 et 93 Eaubonne, France 1st Long Jump 7.03

Personal Bests

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Date Event Venue Time/Mark
23 February 2003 60 metres Moscow, Russia 6.68 (National record)
27 March 2002 100 metres Bamako, Mali 10.36
24 August 2004 Long Jump Athens, Greece 8.28m (National record)
22 February 2004 Long Jump Indoor Aubiere, France 8.05m (National record)
Unknown Long Jump Juniors Mauritius Unknown 7.89 (National record)

References

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Jonathan Chimier at World Athletics  

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