Louis François Mendy

Louis François Mendy (born 2 March 1999) is a Senegalese track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter.[2][3] At the 2019 African Games, he competed in the 110 metres hurdles, winning a bronze medal after winning the semifinal.[4][5] Four years later he won gold.

Louis François Mendy
Louis François Mendy in 2022
Personal information
NationalitySenegalese
Born (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 m hs– 13.59 (2019)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Senegal
African Games
2023 Accra110 m hurdles
2019 Rabat110 m hurdles
African Championships
2024 Douala110 m hurdles

Louis François Mendy got an Olympic Scholarship and was then selected on a universality place to participate to 2020 Summer Games on 110 m hurdles.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Senegal
2017 African U20 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 2nd 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 14.24
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.34
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 5th 110 m hurdles 13.94
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.05
World Championships Doha, Qatar 30th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.75
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 34th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.84
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 41st (h) 60 m hurdles 7.95
African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 39th (h) 200 m 21.57
– 110 m hurdles DNF
World Championships Eugene, United States 29th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.70
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.28
2023 Jeux de la Francophonie Kinshasa, DR Congo 1st 110 m hurdles 13.38
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.66
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.241
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st 110 m hurdles 13.61

1Disqualified in the semifinals

References
  1. Louis François Mendy at World Athletics
  2. "APS - Louis François Mendy établit un nouveau record du 110m haies". aps.sn. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "Nigeria's Fastest Hurdler, Oyeniyi Abejoye Headlines 1st Athletics In Schools Program". nigeriaathletics.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. "African Games (Athletics) Results - Men's 110m Hurdles Final". 2019 AG official website. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.


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