Moussa Dembélé (born 30 October 1988 in Guédiawaye) is a

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

ese athlete competing in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

but was disqualified after falling at the 8th hurdle.Jeux olympiques 2012 L’athlétisme sénégalais sur une bonne piste à Londres
25 July 2012 His personal bests are 13.70 seconds in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a rac ...

(+1.5 m/s, New York City 2013) and 7.75 seconds in the

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.65 seconds (Devynne Ch ...

(Hampton 2013).

Competition record

¹Did not finish in the final

References

Senegalese male hurdlers 1988 births Living people Olympic athletes for Senegal Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dakar region Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Senegal 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen {{Senegal-athletics-bio-stub