Just Kwaou-Mathey
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 4 December 1999 Paris, France |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | France |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 110 metres hurdles |
Medal record | |
Just Kwaou-Mathey (born 4 December 1999) is a French athlete who competes in the 110m hurdles.
Career
The French junior 60m champion in 2019, Kwaou-Mather finished fifth in the final of the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles in Tallinn, Estonia running 13.59 seconds.[1]
In June 2022, Kwaou-Mathey ran 13.30 in Geneva for the 110m hurdles to achieve the entry criteria for the upcoming 2022 World Athletics Championships.[2] A week later in Paris, he lowered his personal best to 13.27 seconds.[3] At the World Championships he qualified from the heats and in the semi-final ran a new personal best time of 13.25 in Eugene, Oregon, but missed out on a place in the final by 0.03 seconds.[4] He took this form into the 2022 European Athletics Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing third in the final in Munich in a time of 13.33.[5]
Personal life
He is friends with footballer Dayot Upamecano and gave him tickets for his race at the European Championships in Munich, where Upamecano plays for Bayern Munich, and where Kwaou-Mathey won a bronze medal.[6]
References
- ^ "KWAOU-MATHEY Just". europeanathletics.com.
- ^ "The minima for the Eugene Worlds for Kwaou-Mathey and Bapté in Geneva". Lequipe.
- ^ "Fraser-Pryce, queen of the 100m, Robert prince of the 800m at the Paris meeting". Lequipe.
- ^ "World Championships-Results Men 2022". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "Martinez finishes day three with a flourish after thrilling 110m hurdles". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Five things to know about Just Kwaou-Mathey, 3rd in the 110m hurdles at the European Championships". ouest-france.fr.
