Ali Kamé
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics
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Representing  Madagascar
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All-Africa Games
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2011 Maputo | Decathlon |
| African Championships | ||
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2012 Porto Novo | Decathlon |
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2016 Durban | Decathlon |
Ali Kamé (born 21 May 1984) is a Malagasy track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He won the gold medal at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics and was a bronze medallist at the 2011 All-Africa Games. His personal best of 7685 points is the Malagasy record and he is a three-time winner of the African Combined Events Championships.
Biography
Born in Namakia in Madagascar's Mitsinjo District, he began to compete internationally in the decathlon in 2007. A national record of 6564 points at the Multistars meeting was followed by a wind-assisted 6740 points in Arles. The 2007 All-Africa Games was his first outing for Madagascar and he placed seventh with a Malagasy record score of 7012 points.[1]
He added a point to this tally at an African Combined Events meeting in
Kamé began training at the
His good form continued into 2012 as he began by winning a third African Combined Events title ahead of Theirry.[10] He was again top ten at the Multistars meet and was sixth at the TNT – Fortuna Meeting with a score of 7443 points.[11] Later that June he won his first major continental title at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics, although the field of competitors was small.[12]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Madagascar
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| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria
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4th | Shot put | 17.91 m |
| 7th | Decathlon | 7012 pts | |||
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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4th | Decathlon | 6774 pts |
| 2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya
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4th | Decathlon | 7072 pts |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique
|
3rd | Decathlon | 7458 pts |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin
|
1st | Decathlon | 7252 pts |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
|
– | 110 m hurdles | DQ | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia
|
– | Decathlon | DNF |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France
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4th | Decathlon | 7456 pts | |
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco
|
5th | Decathlon | 6819 pts |
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa
|
3rd | Decathlon | 6892 pts |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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36th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.89[13] | |
References
- ^ 2007 All Africa Games results. Africaathle. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ Ali Kame. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ AfrC Réduit MRI 18 - 19 April 2009. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ 23° Multistars - Trofeo Zerneri Acciai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ Decathlon Men. 2010 Nairobi. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ 2011 African Combined Events Championships Decathlon - Men Standings after Event 10. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
- ^ All-Africa Games - Jeux Africains, Maputo (Mozambique) 11-15/9. Africa Athle. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ 2012 African Combined Events Championships Results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
- ^ TNT-Fortuna Meeting. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ 2012 African Championships Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-07-08.
- ^ Note: Because Ali's heat and one other took place in heavy rain unlike later heats, there was a re-run for athletes who failed to qualify by right. Ali did not start in that repechage.
