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Biography
Leslie Djhone (born March 18, 1981 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.
Djhone won the 400 metres gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships and the 400 metres bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships. In the final of the 400m event, he finished 4th at the 2003 World Championships, 5th at the 2007 World Championships, 8th at the 2009 World Championships, 7th at the 2004 Olympics and 5th at the 2008 Olympics.
Djhone has also enjoyed some success in the 4x400 metres relay, the highlight being a gold medal each at the 2003 World Championships, 2011 European Indoor Championships and 2006 European Championships. He also won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships.
Djhone set a new national outdoor record of 44.46 seconds in the semi-finals of the 400 m event at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
Djhone set a new national indoor record in the 400 m with a run of 45.85 seconds at the 2010 French Athletics Championships, taking 17 hundredths of a second off Stéphane Diagana's 18-year-old mark. In 2011, he won the 400 m (in a new national indoor record time of 45.54 seconds) and the 4 × 400 m relay gold medals at the 2011 European Indoor Championships.
Personal bests
- 100 metres outdoor – 10.55 s (2003)
- 200 metres outdoor – 20.67 s (2004)
- 400 metres outdoor – 44.46 s (2007)
- Long jump outdoor – 7.92 m (1999)
- 400 metres indoor – 45.54 s (2011)
Results in international competitions
- Note: Only the position in the final is indicated
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  France | |||||
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 15th (q) | Long jump | 7.46 m (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
| 1999 | European Junior Championships | Riga, Latvia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.49 |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.33 |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | Long jump | 7.80 m (wind: 0.2 m/s) |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.02 | |||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.76 |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 400 m | 45.04 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.38 | |||
| World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 400 m | 44.83 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.96 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th | 400 m | 44.94 |
| Athens, Greece | eliminated in the 1st round heats | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.39 | ||
| IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 400 m | 45.26 | |
| European Cup | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 400 m | 45.73 | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | eliminated in the 1st round heats | 400 m | 46.57 |
| Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.10 | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3rd | 400m | 45.40 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.10 | |||
| European Cup | Málaga, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.59 | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 5th | 400 m | 44.59 |
| Osaka, Japan | eliminated in the 1st round heats | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.45 | ||
| European Cup | Munich, Germany | 1st | 400 m | 45.54 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th | 400 m | 45.11 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 8th | 400 m | 45.90 |
| Berlin, Germany | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.65 | ||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 400 m | 45.30 |
| Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.85 | ||
| European Team Championships | Bergen, Norway | 2nd | 400 m | 45.72 | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 400 m | 45.54 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.17 | |||