Ken Romain
Personal information
Born (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubTrembley AC Athletisme[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.29
200 m: 20.94
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's athletics
IAAF World Relays
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nassau4 × 200 m relay

Ken Romain (born 17 April 1993) is a French track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds personal bests of 10.29 and 20.94 seconds for those events. He was the 100 m gold medallist at the 2014 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships.[2] He has competed internationally with the French men's relay teams on several occasions. At the 2014 IAAF World Relays he won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 metres relay, setting a European record time of 1:20.66 for the event.[3]

Romain also represented his country at the 2017 IAAF World Relays and won age category gold medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships and the European Athletics U23 Championships.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 10th (h) 100 m 10.75
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.35
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 24th (h) 200 m 21.34
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 6th 4 × 100 m relay 39.46
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 200 m relay 1:20.66 AR
Mediterranean U23 Championships Aubagne, France 1st 100 m 10.29
4 × 100 m relay DQ
European Team Championships Braunschweig, Germany 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.36
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4 × 200 m relay DQ

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ken Romain. Athle. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. 14/06/14 - Championnats de Méditerranée Espoirs. Athle. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. Diniz breaks French record with Zurich on his mind. European Athletics (2014-05-26). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. Ken Romain. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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