Mahamat Idriss
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
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
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
- ^ French Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^ Men High Jump Olympic Games Rome 1960
- ^ 15-mHJ Rank Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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